Research Underway
Cross Sectional Descriptive Analyses of the Baseline 45 and Up data set to inform the cardiovascular research network (CVRN)
Investigators:
Emily Banks, Adrian Bauman (PI), John Chalmers
Project aim(s):
Professor Adrian Bauman, Sesquicentenary Professor of Public Health and Behavioural Epidemiology, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney is leading this study with three main aims. The aims are to analyse cardiovascular disease and diabetes by socio demogrpahic factors in the baseline 45 and Up dataset; to examine the sub types of cardiovascular disease, diabetes or renal disease that are available in the 45 and Up data set, and to examine the risk for people who have already with reported heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, stroke, and renal disease. The risk factor profile sought will be those risk factors that can be identified through the baseline dataset, including profiling by physical activity level, obesity, smoking status and some nutritional patterning.
Project status:
Project commenced
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