RUNNING HEAD: THE FRAMINGHAM HEART STUDY 1
The Framingham Heart Study:
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THE FRAMINGHAM HEART STUDY 2
The Framingham Heart Study—Integrative Exercises
Analytic approaches and coding for solutions are detailed in the Excel file
1. Describe the study sample.
Complete the following table to describe the study sample using data collected at the
first examination for each participant ( = 4434). Summarize your results in three to n
four sentences.
Patient Characteristic* Total Sample ( = 4434)n
Age, years M=49.9, SD=8.7
Male sex n=1944 (43.84%)
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg M=132.9, SD=22.4
Hypertension (yes) n= 3252(73.34%)
Use of anti-hypertensive medication (yes) n=144 (3.29%)
Current smoker n= 2181 (49.19%)
Total serum cholesterol, mg/dL M=237, SD=44.7
Serum Glucose M=82.2, SD=24.4
Stroke (yes) n= 415 (9.36%)
* Mean (Standard deviation) or (%)n
Foremost, participants who were involved in the study had an average age of 49.9
years, an average systolic blood pressure of 132.9 mmHg, average total serum cholesterol of
237 mg/dl, and average serum glucose of 82.2. Secondly, male participants accounted for
43.84% of the total participants who were involved in the study. In addition, 49.19% of the
participants were current smokers, 73.34% had hypertension, and 9.36% had experienced a
stroke.
2. Compare risk factors in men and women.
THE FRAMINGHAM HEART STUDY 3
Complete the following table to compare men and women using data collected at the
