Risk Factors in the Development of Coronary Heart Disease. Six Year Follow-up Experience—The Framingham Study.

s1 May 1961Risk Factors in the Development of Coronary Heart Disease. Six Year Follow-up Experience—The Framingham Study.W. B. Kannel, M.D., (Assoc.), T. R. Dawber, M.D., F.A.C.P., A. Kagan, M.D., F.A.C.P., N. Revotskie, M.D., J. Stokes III, M.D., (Assoc.)W. B. Kannel, M.D., (Assoc.), T. R. Dawber, M.D., F.A.C.P., A. Kagan, M.D., F.A.C.P., N. Revotskie, M.D., J. Stokes III, M.D., (Assoc.)Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-54-5-1035_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptFactors possibly related to the development of coronary heart disease were studied prospectively in a sample (ages 30-59) of a town's population. One hundred eighty-six individuals (125 men and 61 women) developed manifestations of coronary heart disease (36.3 per 1,000) during six years' observation following the initial examination of the 5,127 subjects initially free of such manifestations.In the age range of 30-44, there were 34 cases, with a male: female incidence ratio of 13-1; in the age range 45-62 the ratio in 152 cases decreased to approximately 2:1.Men had more serious diseases than women but incidence rates for... This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPreventive Cardiology and Risk Assessment: Beyond LDLEnvironmental and Other Risk Indicators in the Aetiology of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease 1 May 1961Volume 54, Issue 5Page: 1035-1035KeywordsCoronary heart diseaseMedical risk factors ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1961 PDF downloadLoading ...