The dataset includes personally identifying data from questionnaires (demographic, socioeconomic, behavioral and health data) as well as results of laboratory tests of serum samples for biomarkers of health and antibody responses to pathogens. This dataset is not publicly accessible because: EPA cannot release personally identifiable information regarding living individuals, according to the Privacy Act and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This dataset contains information about human research subjects. Because there is potential to identify individual participants and disclose personal information, either alone or in combination with other datasets, individual level data are not appropriate to post for public access. Restricted access may be granted to authorized persons by contacting the party listed. It can be accessed through the following means: See above. Format: The questionnaire survey and biomarker test data are saved in SAS and Excel databases.
This dataset is associated with the following publications:
Styles, J., R. Converse, S. Griffin, T. Wade, E. Klein, L. Nylander-French, J. Stewart, E. Sams, E. Hudgens, and A. Egorov. Human cytomegalovirus infections are associated with elevated biomarkers of vascular injury. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. Frontiers, Lausanne, SWITZERLAND, 10: 334, (2020).
Egorov, A., R. Converse, S. Griffin, J. Styles, E. Sams, E. Hudgens, and T. Wade. Latent Toxoplasma gondii infections are associated with elevated biomarkers of inflammation and vascular injury. BMC Infectious Diseases. BioMed Central Ltd, London, UK, 21: 188, (2021).