The Original Cohort of the Framingham Heart Study consisted of 5,209 respondents of a random sample of 2/3 of the adult population of Framingham, Massachusetts, 30 to 62 years of age by household, in 1948. Exam 28 for the Original Cohort ended in December of 2005. Exam 29 for the Original Cohort began in April of 2006.
| AGE-SEX DISTRIBUTION AT ENTRY (1948) |
| Age |
29-39 |
40-49 |
50-62 |
Totals |
| Men |
835 |
779 |
722 |
2,336 |
| Women |
1,042 |
962 |
869 |
2,873 |
| Totals |
1,877 |
1,741 |
1,591 |
5,209 |
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