Table 1 Baseline characteristics and follow-up information of the survey participants
From: Obesity attenuates gender differences in cardiovascular mortality
Study | Number of participants | Age (years) | BMI (kg/m2) | WC (cm) | WHR | WHtR | Median follow-up (years) | No. (%) of CVD deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Finland | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
FINRISK (1987) | 2541 | 43.8 (11.2) | 26.7 (3.7) | 92.2 (10.7) | 0.90 (0.06) | 0.53 (0.06) | 21.8 | 293 (11.5) |
FINRISK (1992) | 2570 | 44.3 (11.2) | 26.6 (3.9) | 93.9 (11.2) | 0.92 (0.07) | 0.53 (0.07) | 16.8 | 152 (5.9) |
FINRISK (1997) | 3788 | 48.6 (13.5) | 26.9 (3.9) | 94.5 (11.3) | 0.93 (0.07) | 0.54 (0.07) | 11.8 | 205 (5.4) |
FINRISK (2002) | 3808 | 48.0 (13.0) | 27.2 (4.1) | 95.4 (11.8) | 0.97 (0.07) | 0.54 (0.07) | 6.8 | 69 (1.8) |
Sweden | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Northern Sweden MONICA (1986) | 671 | 46.0 (11.4) | 25.4 (3.4) | 92.4 (9.2) | 0.94 (0.05) | 0.52 (0.06) | 20.5 | 49 (7.3) |
Northern Sweden MONICA (1990) | 761 | 45.0 (11.3) | 25.8 (3.3) | 91.4 (9.1) | 0.93 (0.06) | 0.52 (0.05) | 16.5 | 30 (3.9) |
Northern Sweden MONICA (1994) | 877 | 49.6 (14.0) | 26.2 (3.7) | 93.4 (10.1) | 0.94 (0.06) | 0.53 (0.06) | 12.5 | 37 (4.2) |
Northern Sweden MONICA (1999) | 869 | 50.6 (14.3) | 26.7 (3.5) | 95.3 (9.7) | 0.92 (0.07) | 0.54 (0.06) | 7.4 | 14 (1.6) |
Northern Sweden MONICA (2004) | 864 | 50.9 (14.1) | 27.2 (3.9) | 96.4 (10.7) | 0.96 (0.06) | 0.54 (0.06) | 2.5 | 0 |
Turkey | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
TARFS (1998–2002) | 1580 | 53.2 (12.4) | 26.4 (4.0) | 94.3 (11.0) | 0.93 (0.07) | 0.56 (0.06) | 7.9 | 55 (3.5) |
UK | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Whitehall II (1991–1993) | 5300 | 49.3 (6.0) | 25.1 (3.2) | 87.4 (9.2) | 0.90 (0.06) | 0.50 (0.05) | 5.9 | 41 (0.8) |
Total | 23 629 | 48.0 (11.8) | 26.4 (3.8) | 92.6 (11.0) | 0.93 (0.07) | 0.53 (0.07) | 7.9 | 945 (4.0) |
Women | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Finland | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
FINRISK (1987) | 2812 | 43.7 (11.4) | 26.0 (4.9) | 79.4 (11.2) | 0.78 (0.06) | 0.49 (0.07) | 21.8 | 119 (4.2) |
FINRISK (1992) | 2828 | 44.0 (11.5) | 25.7 (4.9) | 80.2 (11.7) | 0.79 (0.07) | 0.49 (0.08) | 16.9 | 55 (1.9) |
FINRISK (1997) | 3788 | 46.1 (12.7) | 26.1 (4.9) | 81.3 (12.2) | 0.80 (0.07) | 0.50 (0.08) | 11.8 | 61 (1.6) |
FINRISK (2002) | 4383 | 46.6 (13.0) | 26.4 (5.0) | 83.6 (12.6) | 0.84 (0.06) | 0.52 (0.08) | 6.8 | 14 (0.3) |
Sweden | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Northern Sweden MONICA (1986) | 685 | 45.6 (11.1) | 25.0 (4.4) | 85.3 (12.2) | 0.86 (0.07) | 0.52 (0.08) | 20.5 | 18 (2.6) |
Northern Sweden MONICA (1990) | 793 | 44.8 (11.4) | 25.0 (4.4) | 79.4 (11.0) | 0.81 (0.06) | 0.49 (0.07) | 16.5 | 12 (1.5) |
Northern Sweden MONICA (1994) | 902 | 49.4 (14.0) | 25.8 (4.7) | 84.2 (12.4) | 0.83 (0.08) | 0.52 (0.08) | 12.5 | 16 (1.8) |
Northern Sweden MONICA (1999) | 900 | 50.1 (14.1) | 26.3 (4.6) | 84.9 (11.8) | 0.82 (0.07) | 0.52 (0.08) | 7.5 | 3 (0.3) |
Northern Sweden MONICA (2004) | 909 | 49.7 (13.9) | 26.6 (5.1) | 86.6 (12.9) | 0.85 (0.07) | 0.53 (0.08) | 2.5 | 0 |
Turkey | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
TARFS (1998–2002) | 1619 | 52.7 (12.3) | 28.8 (5.6) | 90.7 (12.7) | 0.84 (0.08) | 0.58 (0.09) | 7.9 | 35 (2.2) |
UK | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Whitehall II (1991–1993) | 2346 | 50.2 (6.1) | 25.7 (4.7) | 75.5 (11.7) | 0.77 (0.07) | 0.47 (0.07) | 5.8 | 6 (0.3) |
Total | 21 965 | 46.9 (12.3) | 26.2 (5.0) | 82.0 (12.6) | 0.81 (0.07) | 0.51 (0.08) | 11.8 | 339 (1.5) |