2 Authors of the present study measured Lp(a) levels in stored plasma samples drawn between 1996 and 1999 from participants during the fourth clinical visit of the ARIC study (baseline).

Some investigators have strongly recommended studies in life-long non-smokers. In participants from the ARIC study, a sub-sample of 269 subjects was selected; these had received dental ...

and stroke among 12,089 black and white middle-aged individuals in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. Results: The metabolic syndrome was present in ~23% of individuals without ...

The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study is a population-based cohort, consisting of 15 792 subjects, aged 45–65 years at baseline. Subjects were selected by probability sampling ...