January 1, 1989International Journal of Epidemiology
Trends in CHD and Risk Factors at Age 55-64 in the Framingham Study
Why the study?
How have coronary heart disease mortality, prevalence, and incidence changed over three decades in subjects aged 55-64?
Population
Subjects age 55 to 64 in 1953, 1963, and 1973 in the Framingham Heart Study
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
10 years
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
May inform sex-specific CHD burden trends; leaves open drivers of rising male prevalence amid stable mortality.
Structured PICO
How have coronary heart disease mortality, prevalence, and incidence changed over three decades in subjects aged 55-64?
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Population
Subjects age 55 to 64 in 1953, 1963, and 1973 in the Framingham Heart Study
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Outcome
Coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality, prevalence, and incidencehard clinical
This preliminary analysis of the Framingham Heart Study suggests a decline in CHD mortality and incidence in women, but an increase in CHD prevalence in men over three decades.
Cite This Study
D’Agostino et al. (1989) studied this question.