The New York City Community Health Survey (CHS) is a telephone survey conducted annually by the DOHMH, Division of Epidemiology, Bureau of Epidemiology Services. CHS provides robust data on the health of New Yorkers, including neighborhood, borough, and citywide estimates on a broad range of chronic diseases and behavioral risk factors.

The United States Renal Data System (USRDS) is a national data system that collects, analyzes, and distributes information about end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in the United States. The USRDS is funded directly by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). USRDS staff collaborates with members of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the United Network for...

ALLHAT was a large antihypertensive trial and lipid-lowering trial and included large numbers of patients over age 65, women, African-Americans, and patients with diabetes, treated largely in community practice settings. Participants were men and women aged 55 years and over with a history of hypertension. Data collected includes participant physical measures, demographics, health behaviors, medical...

The Women's Health Initiative (WHI) is a long-term national health study that focuses on strategies for preventing heart disease, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, and osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women. The study includes data from 161,808 women aged 50-79. Datasets include information on demographics, diet, medical and physical measurements, medical history, outcomes (both adjudicated...

The Nurses' Health Studies (NHS) are long-running, questionnaire-based studies on women's health. The study was started in 1976 and expanded in 1989 and includes data from 238,000 female, nurse-participants. The study focuses on cancer, cardiovascular disease and risk factors for chronic health issues in women. The dataset includes both survey data and biospecimens.

ACCORD was a large clinical trial examining methods of lowering the rate of cardiovascular disease in adults with type two diabetes. The study was composed of three clinical trials: an intensive lowering of blood sugar levels, intensive lowering of blood pressure, and treatment of multiple blood lipids with a combination of a fibrate and a statin. The study enrolled 10,251 adults beginning in 2001.

The Jackson Heart Study (JHS) is a population-based longitudinal study based in Jackson, Mississippi that investigates cardiovascular disease among African Americans, including congenital heart disease, strokes, and high blood pressure. The primary objective is to investigate cardiovascular disease in African Americans in order to better address health disparities. The JHS is a community-based observational...

An NHLBI-funded observational study of risk factors for cardiovascular disease in adults 65 years or older. Starting in 1989, and continuing through 1999, participants underwent annual extensive clinical examinations. Measurements included traditional risk factors such as blood pressure and lipids as well as measures of subclinical disease, including echocardiography of the heart, carotid ultrasound,...

The T1D Exchange Clinic Registry collects information on individuals living with type 1 diabetes in order to help researchers characterize individuals living with the disease, conduct exploratory or hypothesis-generating analyses, and identifying participants for future clinical studies. The registry includes over 26,000 individuals with T1D, ranging in age at the time of enrollment from under 1 year...

The Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI) is a longitudinal cohort study resource to investigate the natural history of knee osteoarthritis across the spectrum of the disease. The OAI includes clinical data and biospecimens. Data collected includes knee symptoms and function (measured using the West Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) and the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score...