Publications and Research
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-2-2015
Abstract
Purpose. Capacity to monitor non-communicable diseases (NCDs) at state or local levels is limited. Emerging approaches include using biomeasures and electronic health record (EHR) data. In 2004, New York City (NYC) performed a population-based health study on adult residents using biomeasures (NYC Health and Nutrition Examination Study, or NYC HANES), modeled after NHANES. A second NYC HANES was launched in 2013 to examine change over time, evaluate municipal policies, and validate a proposed EHR-based surveillance system. We describe the rationale and methods of NYC HANES 2013–2014.
Methods. NYC HANES was a population-based, cross-sectional survey of NYC adults using three-stage cluster sampling. Between August 2013 and June 2014, selected participants completed a health interview and physical exam (blood pressure, body mass index, and waist circumference). Fasting biomeasures included diabetes, lipid profiles, kidney function, environmental biomarkers, and select infectious diseases.
Results. Of the 3065 households approached, 2742were eligible and 1827were successfully screened (67%). A total of 1524 of eligible participants completed the survey (54%), for an overall response rate of 36%.
Conclusion. Completing a second NYC HANES a decade after the first study affords an opportunity to understand changes in prevalence, awareness and control of NCDs and evaluate municipal efforts to manage them.
Comments
This journal was originally published in Preventive Medicine Reports, available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2015.06.019.
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