| Contents |
| This CD-ROM contains Version A.1-A.5 of the "restricted"
public use data from the CARDIA Study. Use of these data requires
acceptance of the distribution agreement prepared by the National
Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. This version of the data contains
information collected during the first five examinations of the CARDIA
Study as well as the follow-up contacts prior to the fifth examination.
Study year, examination number, and calendar year correspond as follows:
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Year 0 -
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CARDIA I (1985-1986) |
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Year 2 -
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CARDIA II (1987-1988) |
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Year 5 -
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CARDIA III (1990-1991) |
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Year 7 -
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CARDIA IV (1992-1993) |
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Year 10 -
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CARDIA V (1995-1996) |
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Year 15 -
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CARDIA VI (2000-2001) |
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| Files are organized into 2 subdirectories on this
CD. The first subdirectory, DATA, contains all of the SAS datasets.
The second subdirectory, DOC, contains all of the PDF files that
constitute the documentation for these data. Index pages organize
these files by exam year and dataset. |
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| Further Information |
| For further information regarding the CARDIA study,
please contact: |
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CARDIA Project Office
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications
6701 Rockledge Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892-7934
(301) 435-0701 |
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| Information about the CARDIA Study |
| A brief description of the CARDIA Study, links to
all of the study protocols and manuals of operation (MOOs), a list
of publications to date, and a matrix detailing the data collected
at each examination are provided in the document you can link to
here: Information about the CARDIA
Study |
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| General Data Notes |
| Some modifications were required for this data release
to protect participants' anonymity. A description of these modifications,
along with general information about naming conventions and dataset
structure, are provided in the document that you can link to here:
General data notes |
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| Index
of Datasets by Component and Examination |
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| Data and Documentation |
| This links to Data and Documentation Index by Year |
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