TABLE
I: Framingham Heart Study Original Cohort
Sample
The original study cohort consisted of respondents of a random sample of 2/3 of adults,
30 to 62 years of age, residing in Framingham, Massachusetts in 1948. Of the original 5209,
there are approximately 1095 known alive as of February 1998.
Original
Cohort: Age-Sex Distribution
At Entry (1948)
| Age | 29-39 | 40-49 | 50-62 | Totals |
| Men | 835 | 779 | 722 | 2336 |
| Women | 1042 | 962 | 869 | 2873 |
As of February 1998
| Age | 70-79 | 80-89 | 90-99 | 100 + | Totals |
| Men | 75 | 243 | 34 | 1 | 353 |
| Women | 124 | 500 | 114 | 4 | 742 |
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2: Framingham Offspring Study Sample
The Offspring Study was initiated in 1971 when the need for establishing a prospective epidemiologic
study of young adults was recognized. A sample of 5135 men and women, consisting of the offspring
of the original cohort and their spouses was established. As of February 24, 1998, there were
approximately 4524 offspring surviving with only 20 lost to followup and 4 in whom survival status
was unknown.
Offspring
Cohort: Age-Sex Distribution
At Entry (1971)
| Age | < 10 | 10-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-70 | Totals |
| Men | -- | 126 | 544 | 789 | 694 | 298 | 38 | 2489 |
| Women | 6 | 113 | 692 | 836 | 739 | 246 | 14 | 2646 |
As of February 1998
| Age | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-69 | 70-79 | 80-89 | 90-100 | Totals |
| Men | 32 | 263 | 766 | 619 | 375 | 32 | 1 | 2088 |
| Women | 29 | 347 | 923 | 684 | 422 | 30 | 1 | 2436 |
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