UMB Data Catalog

A project of the Health Sciences and Human Services Library

Filter by

of 1 Next >
Results Found: 2
  • UMB Dataset

    Comparison of Mortality and Hospital Utilization Patterns Between Old Order Amish and Non-Amish Caucasians

    Authors
    Braxton C. Mitchell
    Magdalena I. Tolea
    Kelsey Shields
    Laurence S. Magder
    4 more author(s)...
    Description

    This dataset consists of comparisons of mortality and hospital discharge rates/diagnoses between Old Order Amish (OOA) living in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and non-Amish Caucasians. The Anabaptist Genealogy Database Version 5 (AGDB5) and the Framingham Heart Study (FHS) were utilized for the mortality statistics for each cohort, respectively. Additionally, OOA health-related data were collected...

    Subject
    Amish
    Hospitals/utilization
    Longevity
  • UMB Dataset

    Prevalence, Control, and Treatment of Diabetes, Hypertension, and High Cholesterol in the Amish

    Authors
    Braxton C. Mitchell
    Shisi He
    Kathleen A. Ryan
    Elizabeth A. Streeten
    11 more author(s)...
    Description

    Diabetes, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia are three of the major risk factors for the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD), a leading cause of death in the United States. The burden of these disorders is not uniform across the country primarily due to socioeconomic status, cultural practices, and lifestyle. To evaluate the effect of these disparities, this study compared the prevalence...

    Subject
    Amish
    Epidemiology
    Heart Disease Risk Factors