Related Variables

vital Vital status at last contact

Deaths from any cause were identified and confirmed for the cohort using multiple concurrent approaches including follow-up interviews, written annual questionnaires or telephone contacts with study participants or next-of-kin, surveillance of local hospital records and community obituaries, and linkage with the Social Security Administration Death Master File. (For more information, see Punjabi et al. 2009 (PubMed ID: 19688045))

Clinical Data/Incident Outcomes/Cardiovascular Diseases
pm226a Doppler Systolic blood pressure (BP) (Sleep Heart Health Study Visit Two (SHHS2))

26. Ankle-arm Blood Pressure Index (AAI) Doppler Obliteration Pressure a. Doppler Systolic:

Clinical Data/Vital Signs/Seated Blood Pressure/SHHS2
pm226b Physical Measurements (Sleep Heart Health Study Visit Two (SHHS2)): Max inflation level Ankle-arm Blood Pressure Index (AAI BP)

26. Ankle-arm Blood Pressure Index (AAI) Doppler Obliteration Pressure b. Max inflation level: (palpated +30)

Clinical Data/Vital Signs/Seated Blood Pressure/SHHS2
pm227 Site of Arm (Ankle Arm Blood Pressure Index-AAI) Measurement (Sleep Heart Health Study Visit Two (SHHS2))

27. Arm blood pressure (BP) site for Ankle Arm Blood Pressure Index (AAI):

Clinical Data/Vital Signs/Seated Blood Pressure/SHHS2