Name
vital
Label
Vital status at last contact
Description

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))

Domain
vitalstat
  • 0: Dead
  • 1: Alive
Type
choices
Vital status at last contact vs Sleep Heart Health Study (SHHS) Visit Number
Visit 1 Interim Follow-up Visit Visit 2 CVD Outcomes
Total - - - 5,802
Dead - - - 1,305
Alive - - - 4,497
Vital status at last contact vs Gender of the participant
CVD Outcomes
Male Female Total
Total 2,765 3,037 5,802
Dead 702 603 1,305
Alive 2,063 2,434 4,497
Vital status at last contact vs Race of the participant
CVD Outcomes
White Black Other Total
Total 4,907 515 380 5,802
Dead 1,132 144 29 1,305
Alive 3,775 371 351 4,497