How college life and finances affect young adults' heart and metabolic health
Official title: The 3E Study: Economic and Educational Contributions to Emerging Adult Cardiometabolic Health
Funded at Fordham University · NIH-11262316 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project follows college-aged young adults to track how school experiences and financial stress relate to blood pressure, weight, and overall heart and metabolic health.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Fordham University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Bronx, United States) |
| Project start | January 1, 2023 |
| Project end | December 31, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $636,600 |
| NIH project number | 5R01HL160703-04 |
| Project ID | NIH-11262316 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal candidates are emerging adults (roughly ages 18–24) enrolled at participating public colleges, including those experiencing financial hardship.
✕Less likely to help
People who are not college-aged students (for example much older adults), not enrolled at participating colleges, or unwilling to share smartphone or school-record data are unlikely to benefit directly from participating.
What this research studies
You would join a group of about 2,000 young adults from public colleges and be followed for three years, even if you leave school. Researchers will take basic body measurements (like height, weight, and blood pressure), collect surveys about behavior and finances, and link school records. The study will also use smartphone data to capture daily habits and routines. Information will be combined to understand how education and economic stress influence early heart and metabolic health.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the work could help design programs to prevent high blood pressure, unhealthy weight gain, and other early signs of cardiometabolic disease in young adults.
How similar studies have gone: Previous long-term studies have linked socioeconomic factors to heart risk, but combining school records, smartphone data, and repeated health measures in this age group is relatively new.
Where this research is happening
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Fordham University
Bronx, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Hoyt, Lindsay Till — Fordham University
- Study coordinator: Hoyt, Lindsay Till
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.