Journal Article

Sangre Por Salud (SPS) Biobank: cohort profile

Moreno Garzon, Giovanna, Meagher, Karen, Hernandez, Valentina, Cerhan, James R, Bielinski, Suzette, Sharp, Richard R, Pompa, Daniela B, Zarrugh, Emmil, Olson, Janet E, Mandarino, Lawrence, Gonzalez, Crystal, Levey, Sharon, Girardo, Marlene E, Singh, Davinder, Thibodeau, Steven, De Filippis, Elena, Ryu, Euijung, Shaibi, Gabriel Q

2025

Overview

PurposeThe Sangre Por Salud (SPS) Biobank was established to facilitate biomedical research opportunities for the Latino community by creating an easily accessible prospective cohort for scientists interested in studying health conditions and health disparities in this population.ParticipantsIndividuals self-identifying as Latino, aged 18–85 years, were prospectively recruited from the primary care Internal Medicine clinic at Mountain Park Health Center in Phoenix, Arizona. After obtaining informed consent, detailed medical history questionnaires were captured, and blood samples were obtained for common laboratory tests. Participants authorised the research team to access their electronic health records for research purposes. In addition, participants had serum, plasma and DNA samples isolated and stored at the Mayo Clinic Arizona Biorepository Laboratory for long-term storage and future access. As part of the study, participants consented and agreed to be contacted for potential participation in future research studies.Findings to date3756 participants provided informed consent, of whom 3733 completed all study questionnaires, an oral glucose tolerance test and had blood collected and stored. The SPS cohort is predominantly composed of females (72%), with a median age at time of consent of 42 years. All participants self-identified as Hispanic/Latino, 45% were married, 53% were employed for wages and 60% had less than a high school degree. Around 25% of participants met diagnostic criteria for overweight (BMI 25–29 kg/m2), and 49% met for obesity (BMI≥30 kg/m2). At time of recruitment, hypertension, hyperlipidaemia and depression affected 22%, 20% and 13% of the cohort, respectively.Future plansWe plan to regularly update the participants’ electronic health records and self-reported health data to longitudinal research. Additionally, we plan to obtain a more comprehensive genomic analysis on the entire cohort, ensuring greater research interest and investigation into the underlying genetic factors that contribute to disease susceptibility in this cohort.

• Publisher: British Medical Journal Publishing Group,BMJ Publishing Group LTD,BMJ Publishing Group
• Subject: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged, 80 and over / Arizona - epidemiology / Biological Specimen Banks / Biomedical Research / Cohort Profile / Cohort Studies / Collaboration / Community Participation / Community-Based Participatory Research / Epidemiology / Female / Health disparities / Health Equity / Hispanic Americans / Hispanic or Latino - statistics & numerical data / Humans / Latin America / Male / Medical diagnosis / Middle Aged / Multiculturalism & pluralism / Precision medicine / Prospective Studies / REGISTRIES / Surveys and Questionnaires / Young Adult