Key result
The Framingham Study prospectively followed 5,209 healthy adults aged 30 to 62 years for 14 years to elucidate the role of risk factors like hypertension in stroke and heart disease.
Population
5209 adult residents aged 30 to 62 years in Framingham, Mass
Design
Editorial
Follow-up
14 years
Authors
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The Framingham Study was a landmark epidemiological study identifying hypertension, diabetes, and smoking as main risk factors for stroke.
The Framingham Study was a landmark epidemiological study identifying hypertension, diabetes, and smoking as main risk factors for stroke.
Niels A. Lassen (1996) conducted an editorial in Stroke and heart disease (n=5,209). Risk factors (hypertension, diabetes, cigarette smoking) was evaluated on Stroke and heart disease. The Framingham Study prospectively followed 5,209 healthy adults aged 30 to 62 years for 14 years to elucidate the role of risk factors like hypertension in stroke and heart disease.
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