HISPANIC COMMUNITY HEALTH STUDY (STUDY OF LATINOS) FIELD CENTER - CORE STUDY OPERATIONS

在美国，拉美裔美国人患有心脏病、中风和肥胖症等心脏代谢性疾病的高发病率。2006年，NHLBI发起了拉美裔社区健康研究/拉丁裔研究(HCHS/SOL)，这是美国对各种拉美裔/拉丁裔进行的最大规模的流行病学研究。这项具有里程碑意义的研究招募了16,415名西班牙裔/拉丁裔成年人，他们生活在圣地亚哥、芝加哥、迈阿密和纽约的布朗克斯，他们自认为是中美洲人、古巴人、多米尼加人、墨西哥人、波多黎各人或南美人。当前合同阶段将HCHS/SOL从2018年12月1日延长至2024年11月30日。这项研究的重点是特定的心血管和肺部危险因素和疾病的高患病率，这些危险因素和疾病在不同遗产群体中的差异，以及风险(或保护性)因素与拉美裔/拉丁裔之间的疾病发病、发病率和死亡率之间的关系。为这一阶段的研究规划了四个主要任务领域，包括核心研究操作、为诊所工作人员制定方案和培训，以及实施研究的第三次检查。

Hispanics in the United States suffer from high prevalence of cardiometabolic disorders such as heart disease, stroke, and obesity. In 2006, the NHLBI initiated the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL), the largest epidemiological study of diverse Hispanics/Latinos in the United States. This landmark study enrolled 16,415 Hispanic/Latino adults living in San Diego, Chicago, Miami, and the Bronx, N.Y., who self-identified as being of Central American, Cuban, Dominican, Mexican, Puerto Rican, or South American origin. The current contract phase extends HCHS/SOL from December 1, 2018 through November 30, 2024. The study focuses on the high prevalence of specific cardiovascular and pulmonary risk factors and disease, differences in prevalence of these across heritage groups, and relationships between risk (or protective) factors and disease onset, morbidity, and mortality among Hispanics/Latinos. Four main Task Areas are planned for this phase of the study to include core study operations, protocol development and training for clinic staff, and implementation of the Study’s third examination.