Cardiovascular disease: Framingham study: practice question

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PSM · Cardiovascular disease: Framingham study

Sample item

The concept of risk factors for coronary heart disease emerged from a long-term prospective cohort of residents of a Massachusetts town begun in 1948. This is the:

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The answer and the reasoning

D. Framingham Heart Study

The Framingham Heart Study followed adults prospectively and identified hypertension, smoking, raised cholesterol and diabetes as risk factors for heart disease, and gave rise to the term risk factor. It was begun in 1948 in Framingham, Massachusetts. The risk scores derived from it are widely used.

Option by option

  • A. Nurses' Health Study

    The Nurses' Health Study began in 1976 and followed female nurses.

  • B. Bogalusa Heart Study

    The Bogalusa study followed children in Louisiana to study the onset of atherosclerosis.

  • C. Whitehall study

    The Whitehall study followed British civil servants and showed a social gradient in health.

  • D. Framingham Heart Study (correct)

    Correct. This community cohort began in 1948 and formulated the risk factor concept.

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What is the answer to this PSM question?

The best answer is D, Framingham Heart Study. The Framingham Heart Study followed adults prospectively and identified hypertension, smoking, raised cholesterol and diabetes as risk factors for heart disease, and gave rise to the term risk factor.

Why is "Nurses' Health Study" not the answer?

The Nurses' Health Study began in 1976 and followed female nurses.

Why is "Bogalusa Heart Study" not the answer?

The Bogalusa study followed children in Louisiana to study the onset of atherosclerosis.

Why is "Whitehall study" not the answer?

The Whitehall study followed British civil servants and showed a social gradient in health.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Cardiovascular disease: Framingham study in PSM. It was begun in 1948 in Framingham, Massachusetts. The risk scores derived from it are widely used.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Cardiovascular disease: Framingham study?

Practise biostatistics with small calculations until sensitivity, predictive values and risk measures are automatic. Then use the flashcards and the other PSM questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

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