{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["8"],"submitter":["Firmann M"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Cardiovascular diseases and their associated risk factors remain the main cause of mortality in western societies. In order to assess the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) in the Caucasian population of Lausanne, Switzerland, we conducted a population-based study (Colaus Study). A secondary aim of the CoLaus study will be to determine new genetic determinants associated with CVRFs.<h4>Methods</h4>Single-center, cross-sectional study including a random sample of 6,188 extensively phenotyped Caucasian subjects (3,251 women and 2,937 men) aged 35 to 75 years living in Lausanne, and genotyped using the 500 K Affymetrix chip technology.<h4>Results</h4>Obesity (body mass index > or = 30 kg/m2), smoking, hypertension (blood pressure > or = 140/90 mmHg and/or tre"],"journal":["BMC cardiovascular disorders"],"pagination":["6"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC2311269"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["The CoLaus study: a population-based study to investigate the epidemiology and genetic determinants of cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic syndrome."],"pmcid":["PMC2311269"],"pubmed_authors":["Vidal PM","Pecoud A","Preisig M","Hayoz D","Waeber G","Bochud M","Firmann M","Mooser V","Vollenweider P","Danoff TM","Waterworth D","Yuan X","Mayor V","Stirnadel HA","Paccaud F","Song KS"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"The CoLaus study: a population-based study to investigate the epidemiology and genetic determinants of cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic syndrome.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Cardiovascular diseases and their associated risk factors remain the main cause of mortality in western societies. In order to assess the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) in the Caucasian population of Lausanne, Switzerland, we conducted a population-based study (Colaus Study). A secondary aim of the CoLaus study will be to determine new genetic determinants associated with CVRFs.<h4>Methods</h4>Single-center, cross-sectional study including a random sample of 6,188 extensively phenotyped Caucasian subjects (3,251 women and 2,937 men) aged 35 to 75 years living in Lausanne, and genotyped using the 500 K Affymetrix chip technology.<h4>Results</h4>Obesity (body mass index > or = 30 kg/m2), smoking, hypertension (blood pressure > or = 140/90 mmHg and/or tre","dates":{"release":"2008-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2008 Mar","modification":"2025-04-22T07:01:57.587Z","creation":"2019-03-27T02:44:44Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC2311269","cross_references":{"pubmed":["18366642"],"doi":["10.1186/1471-2261-8-6"]}}