At the initial examination in the Framingham study, coronary heart disease was found in 5 per 1,000 men aged 30-44, and 5 per 1,000 women in the same...

At the initial examination in the Framingham study, coronary heart disease was found in 5 per 1,000 men aged 30-44, and 5 per 1,000 women in the same age group. One can therefore infer that in this age group, men and women have an equal risk of developing coronary heart disease.