Hispanic Community Health Study / Study of Latinos
HCHS/SOL
7 other identifiers
observational
16,400
1 country
1
Brief Summary
The Hispanic Community Health Study / Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) is a multi-center epidemiologic study in Hispanic/Latino populations to determine the role of acculturation in the prevalence and development of disease, and to identify risk factors playing a protective or harmful role in Hispanics/Latinos.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for all trials
Started Jan 2006
Longer than P75 for all trials
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
January 1, 2006
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
January 31, 2014
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
February 12, 2014
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
November 1, 2032
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
November 1, 2032
June 24, 2025
June 1, 2025
26.9 years
January 31, 2014
June 18, 2025
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Prevalence of cardiovascular and pulmonary disease risk factors in Hispanics/Latinos
This is a population-based cohort study of 16,400 Hispanic/Latinos. Objectives: * Examination of the cohort following a standardized protocol * Follow-up of the cohort to assess vital status, changes in health status, medication intake, and new cardiovascular and pulmonary events (fatal and non-fatal MI, heart failure, stroke, asthma, and COPD. * Understand the relationship between changes in risk factors and protective factors and onset of CV and pulmonary disease progression * Understand the relationship between changes in sociocultural factors and changes in health * Understand the relationship between baseline CV risk profile of women of childbearing age and incidence of select pregnancy complications
Visit 2 data collection through 2019, preliminary and final analyses through 2019, Annual Follow-up through 2019
Study Arms (1)
Hispanic/Latinos residing in the US
The cohort consists of over 16,400 persons of Hispanic/Latino origin, ages 18-74, specifically Cuban, Puerto Rican, Mexican, and Central/South American, to be recruited through four Field Centers affiliated with San Diego State University, Northwestern University in Chicago, Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx area of New York, and the University of Miami.
Eligibility Criteria
The of over 16,400 persons of Hispanic/Latino origin, specifically Cuban, Puerto Rican, Mexican, and Central/South American, to be recruited through four Field Centers affiliated with San Diego State University, Northwestern University in Chicago, Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx area of New York, and the University of Miami.
You may qualify if:
- Hispanic/Latino persons living in the US, aged 18-74 in four communities: San Diego, Bronx NY, Chicago, and Miami.Examination of the cohort following a standardized protocol
You may not qualify if:
- Plans to move from the region within 6 months.
- Unable to complete the study questionnaires in English or Spanish.
- Women who are pregnant.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States
Related Publications (15)
Sorlie PD, Aviles-Santa LM, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Kaplan RC, Daviglus ML, Giachello AL, Schneiderman N, Raij L, Talavera G, Allison M, Lavange L, Chambless LE, Heiss G. Design and implementation of the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos. Ann Epidemiol. 2010 Aug;20(8):629-41. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2010.03.015.
PMID: 20609343BACKGROUNDIsasi CR, Gallo LC, Cai J, Gellman MD, Xie W, Heiss G, Kaplan RC, Talavera GA, Daviglus ML, Pirzada A, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Llabre MM, Youngblood ME, Schneiderman N, Perez-Stable EJ, Napoles AM, Perreira KM. Economic and Psychosocial Impact of COVID-19 in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos. Health Equity. 2023 Mar 27;7(1):206-215. doi: 10.1089/heq.2022.0211. eCollection 2023.
PMID: 37007686DERIVEDAlvarez CS, Aviles-Santa ML, Freedman ND, Perreira KM, Garcia-Bedoya O, Kaplan RC, Daviglus ML, Graubard BI, Talavera GA, Thyagarajan B, Camargo MC. Associations of Helicobacter pylori and hepatitis A seropositivity with asthma in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL): addressing the hygiene hypothesis. Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol. 2021 Nov 24;17(1):120. doi: 10.1186/s13223-021-00625-3.
PMID: 34819160DERIVEDMaldonado LE, Adair LS, Sotres-Alvarez D, Mattei J, Mossavar-Rahmani Y, Perreira KM, Daviglus ML, Van Horn LV, Gallo LC, Isasi CR, Albrecht SS. Dietary Patterns and Years Living in the United States by Hispanic/Latino Heritage in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). J Nutr. 2021 Sep 4;151(9):2749-2759. doi: 10.1093/jn/nxab165.
PMID: 34320207DERIVEDBai F, Chen J, Pandey D, Durazo-Arvizu R, Talavera GA, Allison MA, Perreira KM, Schneiderman N, Sutherland MW, Cai J, Daviglus ML, Testai FD. Stroke Risk Factor Status and Use of Stroke Prevention Medications Among Hispanic/Latino Adults in HCHS/SOL. Stroke. 2021 Apr;52(4):1339-1346. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.031216. Epub 2021 Mar 4.
PMID: 33657859DERIVEDChen GC, Qi Q, Hua S, Moon JY, Spartano NL, Vasan RS, Sotres-Alvarez D, Castaneda SF, Evenson KR, Perreira KM, Gallo LC, Pirzada A, Diaz KM, Daviglus ML, Gellman MD, Kaplan RC, Xue X, Mossavar-Rahmani Y. Accelerometer-assessed physical activity and incident diabetes in a population covering the adult life span: the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Nov 11;112(5):1318-1327. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqaa232.
PMID: 32910816DERIVEDChen GC, Chai JC, Yu B, Michelotti GA, Grove ML, Fretts AM, Daviglus ML, Garcia-Bedoya OL, Thyagarajan B, Schneiderman N, Cai J, Kaplan RC, Boerwinkle E, Qi Q. Serum sphingolipids and incident diabetes in a US population with high diabetes burden: the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Jul 1;112(1):57-65. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqaa114.
PMID: 32469399DERIVEDElfassy T, Mossavar-Rahmani Y, Van Horn L, Gellman M, Sotres-Alvarez D, Schneiderman N, Daviglus M, Beasley JM, Llabre MM, Shaw PA, Prado G, Florez H, Zeki Al Hazzouri A. Associations of Sodium and Potassium with Obesity Measures Among Diverse US Hispanic/Latino Adults: Results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2018 Feb;26(2):442-450. doi: 10.1002/oby.22089. Epub 2018 Jan 10.
PMID: 29318759DERIVEDCorsino L, Sotres-Alvarez D, Butera NM, Siega-Riz AM, Palacios C, Perez CM, Albrecht SS, Espinoza Giacinto RA, Perera MJ, Horn LV, Aviles-Santa ML. Association of the DASH dietary pattern with insulin resistance and diabetes in US Hispanic/Latino adults: results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. 2017 Jul 7;5(1):e000402. doi: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2017-000402. eCollection 2017.
PMID: 28761660DERIVEDMattei J, Sotres-Alvarez D, Daviglus ML, Gallo LC, Gellman M, Hu FB, Tucker KL, Willett WC, Siega-Riz AM, Van Horn L, Kaplan RC. Diet Quality and Its Association with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Vary by Hispanic and Latino Ethnic Background in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos. J Nutr. 2016 Oct;146(10):2035-2044. doi: 10.3945/jn.116.231209. Epub 2016 Sep 7.
PMID: 27605403DERIVEDWong WW, Strizich G, Heo M, Heymsfield SB, Himes JH, Rock CL, Gellman MD, Siega-Riz AM, Sotres-Alvarez D, Davis SM, Arredondo EM, Van Horn L, Wylie-Rosett J, Sanchez-Johnsen L, Kaplan RC, Mossavar-Rahmani Y. Relationship between body fat and BMI in a US hispanic population-based cohort study: Results from HCHS/SOL. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2016 Jul;24(7):1561-71. doi: 10.1002/oby.21495. Epub 2016 May 17.
PMID: 27184359DERIVEDOelsner EC, Loehr LR, Henderson AG, Donohue KM, Enright PL, Kalhan R, Lo Cascio CM, Ries A, Shah N, Smith BM, Rosamond WD, Barr RG. Classifying Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease Events in Epidemiologic Cohort Studies. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2016 Jul;13(7):1057-66. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201601-063OC.
PMID: 27088163DERIVEDMossavar-Rahmani Y, Jung M, Patel SR, Sotres-Alvarez D, Arens R, Ramos A, Redline S, Rock CL, Van Horn L. Eating behavior by sleep duration in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos. Appetite. 2015 Dec;95:275-84. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2015.07.014. Epub 2015 Jul 16.
PMID: 26189885DERIVEDMossavar-Rahmani Y, Shaw PA, Wong WW, Sotres-Alvarez D, Gellman MD, Van Horn L, Stoutenberg M, Daviglus ML, Wylie-Rosett J, Siega-Riz AM, Ou FS, Prentice RL. Applying Recovery Biomarkers to Calibrate Self-Report Measures of Energy and Protein in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos. Am J Epidemiol. 2015 Jun 15;181(12):996-1007. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwu468. Epub 2015 May 20.
PMID: 25995289DERIVEDSiega-Riz AM, Sotres-Alvarez D, Ayala GX, Ginsberg M, Himes JH, Liu K, Loria CM, Mossavar-Rahmani Y, Rock CL, Rodriguez B, Gellman MD, Van Horn L. Food-group and nutrient-density intakes by Hispanic and Latino backgrounds in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos. Am J Clin Nutr. 2014 Jun;99(6):1487-98. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.113.082685. Epub 2014 Apr 23.
PMID: 24760972DERIVED
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Biospecimen
Blood and DNA samples were collected.
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Jianwen Cai, PhD
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Robert Kaplan, PhD
Einstein College of Medicine
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Neil Schneiderman, PhD
University of Miami
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Gregory Talavera, MD, MPH
San Diego State University
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Martha Daviglus, MD, PhD
University of Illinois at Chicago
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Scott Solomon, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- COHORT
- Time Perspective
- PROSPECTIVE
- Sponsor Type
- NIH
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
January 31, 2014
First Posted
February 12, 2014
Study Start
January 1, 2006
Primary Completion (Estimated)
November 1, 2032
Study Completion (Estimated)
November 1, 2032
Last Updated
June 24, 2025
Record last verified: 2025-06