Does risk-factor burden affect the lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease across different races and birth cohorts?
Risk-factor burden significantly impacts the lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease consistently across different races and birth cohorts.
Differences in risk-factor burden translate into marked differences in the lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease, and these differences are consistent across race and birth cohorts. (Funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.).
Berry et al. (2012) studied this question.