Skip to Main Content
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services » National Institutes of Health
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Login | Register

Biologic Specimen and Data Repository Information Coordinating Center

  • Home (current)
  • Biospecimen and Data Resources
    • Overview
    • Studies
    • Teaching Datasets - Public Use Datasets
    • Renew Existing Data Use Agreement
    • Publications
    • Funding Opportunities
    • Non-BioLINCC Resources
  • Procedures and Forms
    • BioLINCC Handbook
    • Forms
    • Agreement Templates
  • Build/Submit New Collection
    • NHLBI Biorepository Guide
    • Submit Datasets
    • Submit Biospecimens and Datasets
  • Contact Us
Home > Studies > The Jackson Heart Study (JHS)

The Jackson Heart Study (JHS)

Accession Number
HLB00891213a

Study Type
Epidemiology Study

Collection Type
Open BioLINCC Study See bottom of this webpage for request information

Study Period
2000-

NHLBI Division
DCVS

Date Prepared
February 1, 2012

Last Updated
February 1, 2012

Clinical Trial URLs
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/s...

Primary Publication URLs
N/A

Study Website
https://www.jacksonheartstudy.org/

Consent

Commercial Use Data Restrictions Yes

Data Restrictions Based On Area Of Research No

Specific Consent Restrictions
Consent for use of data by commercial investigators is tiered.

Objectives

The objectives of the Jackson Heart Study are to: 1) investigate the associations of biological, psychosocial, and behavioral factors with the incidence atherosclerotic events and health outcomes in an African American cohort; and 2) increase access to and the participation of African American populations and scientists in biomedical research and professions.

Background

It has long been recognized that African Americans share a disproportionate burden of deleterious health outcomes including Diabetes, hypertension, kidney disease and early onset of cardiovascular disease. The Jackson Heart Study was initiated in 2000 to explore potential mechanisms and mediators of health outcomes in a large African American cohort. In addition, the JHS conducts a variety of community education and outreach activities to promote healthy lifestyles to reduce disease risk burden and student training programs to promote and support public health research.

Subjects

African American men and women, age 35-84 at entry. Of the 5301 cohort members enrolled in the study, the data repository contains data from 2062 that provided informed consent to share their data with investigators not affiliated with the study.

Design

Participants were enrolled in the study from 2000-2004 from urban and rural areas of the three counties (Hinds, Madison and Rankin) that make up the Jackson MS, metropolitan statistical area (MSA). Participants were enrolled from each of 4 recruitment pools: a random sample component (17%), volunteer component (30%), currently enrolled in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study (31%), and secondary family members (22%). Recruitment was limited to non-institutionalized adult African Americans 35-84 years old, except in the family cohort where those 21 to 34 years of age were eligible. The final cohort of 5,301 participants includes 6.59% of all African American Jackson MSA residents aged 35-84 (N-76,426, US Census 2000). Data collection at the baseline exam included a medical history, physical examination, blood/urine analytes and interview questions on areas such as: physical activity; stress, coping and spirituality; racism and discrimination; socioeconomic status; and health care access.

The current release of the Jackson Heart Study includes data collected at the baseline and visit 2 examinations. Jackson is an ongoing study and Eighty-two percent of the surviving JHS participants (N = 4203) completed Exam 2, and projected retention for Exam 3 is 80% (N = 4082). Annual cohort follow-up of the cohort for incident clinical events of interest is ongoing.


Requests for Open BioLINCC Studies are submitted through this website. Click the Request button to begin.

Resources Available

Study Datasets Only

Study Publications (2)

Study Documents

  • PDF Data Dictionary (PDF - 1.7 MB)
  • Data Documentation

Persons using assistive technology may not be able to fully access information in the study documents. For assistance, Contact BioLINCC and include the web address and/or publication title in your message. If you need help accessing information in different file formats such as PDF, XLS, DOC, see Instructions for Downloading Viewers and Players.

  • About Us
  • Glossary
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Accessibility
  • FOIA

  • U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
  • USA.gov
NIH… Turning Discovery Into Health®