The overall goal is to identify trends and longitudinal associations in psychosocial, food-related, and cardiometabolic risk factors that can guide public health priorities and future research needs aimed at reducing cardiovascular-related disparities in Puerto Rico. To this end, investigators will establish 'PROSPECT: Puerto Rico Observational Study of Psychosocial, Environmental, and Chronic disease Trends', an island-wide, longitudinal population cohort of 2,000 adults (30-75 years) in PR recruited with a community-wide sampling strategy, and assessed in a network of several partner clinics across the island. The study will collect comprehensive data on multiple psychosocial, dietary, and food-related factors, CVD biological markers, and medical record data, with follow-up at 2-years, and will assess variations by urban-rural area and by timing before-after Maria.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
2,000
FDI Clinical Research
San Juan, Puerto Rico
RECRUITINGNumber of participants with self-reported medically-diagnosed chronic diseases
Estimate the prevalence and incidence of chronic diseases (and their dietary and psychosocial risk factors)
Time frame: 4 years
Difference in the number of participants with self-reported medically-diagnosed chronic diseases living urban vs. rural area
Estimate differences in prevalence and changes in chronic diseases (and their dietary and psychosocial risk factors) in urban vs. rural area
Time frame: 4 years
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