Table 1. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE STUDY SUBJECTS.
| CHARACTERISTIC | ALL SUBJECTS | ALIVE | CV DEATH | OTHER DEATH |
| N (males/females) | 4654 (2142/2512) | 3905 (1770/2135) | 409 (198/211) | 340 (174/166) |
| Age (years) | 58.2±13.8 | 55.3±12.5 | 75.0±9.1 | 71.6±11.0 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.8±4.4 | 26.8±4.4 | 27.3±4.4 | 26.8±4.2 |
| WH -males | 0.96±0.06 | 0.96±0.06 | 0.97±0.07 | 0.97±0.07 |
| -females | 0.85±0.08 | 0.85±0.08 | 0.89±0.08 | 0.87±0.06 |
| Cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.8±1.1 | 5.8±1.1 | 5.9±1.3 | 5.7±1.2 |
| HDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1.3±0.3 | 1.3±0.3 | 1.2±0.3 | 1.3±0.3 |
| Triglycerides (mmol/l) | 1.5±1.1 | 1.5±1.0 | 2.0±1.2 | 1.8±1.5 |
| Type 2 diabetes (%) | 34.3 | 27.5 | 78.6 | 60.3 |
| Metabolic syndrome (%) | 40.7 | 37.0 | 62.2 | 54.8 |
| Hypertension (%) | 47.2 | 43.2 | 71.9 | 64.1 |
| Microalbuminuria (%) | 7.7 | 6.1 | 22.8 | 15.8 |
| Earlier CV events (%) | 18.4 | 14.3 | 51.3 | 27.4 |
| Smoking (%) | 38.6 | 38.6 | 36.5 | 40.3 |
| Low physical activity (%) | 12.9 | 8.0 | 45.2 | 33.1 |
BMI; body mass index, WH; waist to hip ratio