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Review
. 2010 Apr;20(3):90-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2010.08.001.

Cardiovascular disease risk factors, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and the Framingham Heart Study

Caroline S Fox  1
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Review

Cardiovascular disease risk factors, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and the Framingham Heart Study

Caroline S Fox. Trends Cardiovasc Med. 2010 Apr.

Abstract

Type 2 diabetes is a common disorder and an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The Framingham Heart Study is a population-based epidemiologic study that has contributed to our knowledge of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors. This review will focus on the contemporary contributions of the Framingham Heart Study to the field of diabetes epidemiology, including data on diabetes trends, genetics, and future advances in population-based studies.

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Figure 1
Age-sex adjusted 8-year incidence rate of diabetes by body mass index category and decade among participants aged 40-55 years. Error bars represent 95% confidence intervals. Reprinted with permission from Circulation.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Age-and-sex adjusted population attributable risk for diabetes as compared to other standard CVD risk factors from the FHS. Reprinted with permission from Circulation.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Risk factors levels among participants aged 50 (left-hand side) and aged 60 (right-hand side) by diabetes (grey) and non-diabetes (black) status for A) BMI; B) Total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol; C) systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Reprinted with permission from Circulation.
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