Framingham Heart Study - Omni 2 Cohort (FHS Omni 2)
The FHS began in 1948 and aims to identify common factors or characteristics that contribute to cardiovascular disease. The FHS has since been expanded to become a multigenerational study and to include diverse populations so that risk factors in these different groups can be understood. The FHS Omni 2 was established in order to expand the Omni 1 cohort, an ethnically diverse sample from Framingham, Massachusetts, United States of America. Participants were individuals, both related and unrelated to the Omni 1 cohort, between the ages of 20 and 80 years. Over 400 participants completed baseline assessment from 2003 to 2005 and have since completed further exams from 2009 to 2011 and from 2016 to 2019.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
410 (participants)
Age at first data collection
20 - 80 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2003
Primary Institutions
Boston University (BU)
Links
framinghamheartstudy.org/participants/participant-cohorts/
Profile paper DOI
Funders
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – phone
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – online
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Healthcare data
Engagement
Keywords
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