Our recruitment strategy facilitated participation and made the study accessible to minority or poor research participants. Using this unique and multifaceted approach, we recruited 3,722 participants over four years. Over four years, we recruited 3,722 participants, 2,200 of whom were African Americans (59%) and 1,522 Whites (41%). The HANDLS response rates were 67% for completed household interviews and 75% for completed baseline MRVs examinations (Evans et al.).
