Framingham Heart Study - Third Generation Cohort (FHS Gen 3)
The FHS Gen III cohort investigates tense risk factors and health and disease indicators within families in the United States of America. Participants are adults aged at least 19 years old with at least one parent who was enrolled in the Framingham Offspring study, meaning that they are the grandchildren of the original Framingham Heart Study participants. At baseline, over 4,000 adults ranging from 19 to 72 years were included in the study.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
4,095 (participants)
Age at first data collection
19 - 72 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2002
Primary Institutions
Boston University (BU)
National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
Links
framinghamheartstudy.org/participants/participant-cohorts/
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
Friends of the Framingham Heart Study
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Activity log (e.g. food, sleep, exercise)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – phone
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Wearable devices
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
