Framingham Heart Study - Original Cohort (FHS)
The FHS - Original Cohort was designed to investigate the risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Participants were adults aged 29 to 62 years from Framingham, Massachusetts, in the United States of America, recruited in 1948. At baseline, over 5,000 participants were included in the study. Participants were followed up 32 times between 1948 and 2014, when the study ended. The FHS Offspring and third-generation cohorts follow the children and grandchildren of the FHS - Original Cohort members.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
5,209 (participants)
Age at first data collection
29 - 62 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1948
Primary Institutions
Boston University (BU)
National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Friends of the Framingham Heart Study
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
Quantitative data collection
- Activity log (e.g. food, sleep, exercise)
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – phone
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
Qualitative data collection
- None
Neuroimaging data collection
- None
Linked or secondary data
- Healthcare data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
