中美心血管代谢性疾病前瞻性队列研究简介

Prospective cohort studies of cardiometabolic diseases in China and the U. S.

队列研究是流行病学研究最重要的观察性研究方法。本文就目前影响较为广泛的中美心血管代谢性疾病前瞻性队列研究做一简单介绍，以期为当前最为关注的糖尿病与心脑血管疾病等慢性疾病及其队列研究提供一些启示。

Cohort studies are important observational epidemiological studies. In this perspective, we briefly introduced several ongoing prospective cohort studies of cardiometabolic diseases in China and in the U. S. , which have shaped our current understanding of cardiometabolic diseases. We hope that this perspective could shed lights on the research of chronic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.