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Collaborative Cohort of Cohorts for COVID-19 Research (C4R): Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study (ARIC)


Cohort Description
The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study began in the mid-1980s with the initial aims being to describe the presence of subclinical atherosclerosis, the progression of atherosclerosis to clinical cardiovascular disease (CVD), and the association of novel risk factors with CVD. ARIC recruited its cohort of men and women aged 45-64 in 1987-89 from four communities (Forsyth County, NC; Jackson, MS; suburban Minneapolis, MN; and Washington County, MD). As of 2020, ARIC counts over 6,000 participants.

Data Submitted

Wave 1 questionnaire data includes 397 variables for up to 5326 ARIC participants in C4R.
Wave 2 questionnaire data includes 448 variables for up to 4619 ARIC participants in C4R.
Dried Blood Spot/Serosurvey data includes 7 variables for up to 2083 ARIC participants in C4R.
Derived data includes 43 variables for up to 5449 ARIC participants in C4R.
Phenotype data includes 113 variables for up to 5449 ARIC participants in C4R.