Hispanic Community Health Study (HCHS)
HCHS/SOL is a longitudinal multi-center cohort study of Hispanic/Latino populations in the USA. Over 16,000 participants were recruited from the Bronx, Chicago, Miami, and San Diego. Participants were selected to be representative of the target populations in each community rather than the entire population of the USA, and self-identified as being from Cuban, Dominican, Puerto Rican, Mexican, Central American, or South American communities and were from diverse socioeconomic groups. The cohort has been followed approximately every six years since study inception.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
16,415 (participants)
Age at first data collection
≥ 18 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
At inception the cohort was representative of all non-institutionalised Hispanic/Latino adults 18–74 years of age residing in the four sampled areas.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2008
Primary Institutions
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Northwestern University (NU)
San Diego State University (SDSU)
University of Miami (UM)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
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)
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- Wearable devices
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
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