January 26, 2012Open Access
Lifetime Risks of Cardiovascular Disease
Structured PICO
Does risk-factor burden affect the lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease across different races and birth cohorts?
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Population
Individuals across different race and birth cohorts
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Outcome
Lifetime risk of cardiovascular diseasehard clinical
Risk-factor burden significantly impacts the lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease consistently across different races and birth cohorts.
Abstract
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.).