Chronic Disease in Former College Students. Vii. Early Precursors of Nonfatal Coronary Heart Disease1

Melvyn C. Thorne; Alvin L. Wing; Ralph S. Paffenbarger

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a120843

May 1, 1968American Journal of Epidemiology

Chronic Disease in Former College Students. Vii. Early Precursors of Nonfatal Coronary Heart Disease1

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Identify early-life characteristics and precursors during college years that correlate with the subsequent development of nonfatal coronary heart disease.
Long-term cohort evaluation examining baseline collegiate health records alongside subsequent medical follow-up data.
Analysis of early physical characteristics and personal habits to detect precursors linked to nonfatal coronary heart disease.
Identified distinct early collegiate precursors that significantly correlate with an increased risk of developing nonfatal coronary heart disease later in adulthood.
Demonstrated that personal characteristics and risk markers recorded in early adulthood have long-term predictive relevance for cardiovascular morbidity.

Structured PICO

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Population

Former college students

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Outcome

Nonfatal coronary heart diseasehard clinical

Implication

Early precursors in youth records may flag later nonfatal CHD risk; leaves open prospective validation before clinical use.

Abstract

Journal Article CHRONIC DISEASE IN FORMER COLLEGE STUDENTS. VII. EARLY PRECURSORS OF NONFATAL CORONARY HEART DISEASE Get access MELVYN C. THORNE, MELVYN C. THORNE Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar ALVIN L. WING, ALVIN L. WING Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar RALPH S. PAFFENBARGER, JR. RALPH S. PAFFENBARGER, JR. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar American Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 87, Issue 3, May 1968, Pages 520–529, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a120843 Published: 01 May 1968 Article history Received: 16 November 1967 Published: 01 May 1968

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Chronic Disease in Former College Students. Vii. Early Precursors of Nonfatal Coronary Heart Disease1

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Structured PICO

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Abstract

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