Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of cases and controls*
| Male cases | Male controls (n=485) | Female cases (n=139) | Female controls (n=412) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n=188) | |||||||
| Mean (SD; No with data) age in 1996 (years) | 69 (11; 188) | 65 (10; 485) | 74 (11; 139) | 71 (10; 412) | |||
| Mean (SD; No with data) body mass index (kg/m2) | 26.9 (3.6; 174) | 26.6 (3.7; 400) | 27.1 (5.4; 129) | 26.0 (4.9; 361) | |||
| Mean (SD; No with data) deprivation score | −9.5 (9.2; 188) | −10.0 (9.7; 485) | −9.3 (8.3; 139) | −8.5 (7.9; 412) | |||
| Mean No (%) with diabetes | 19 (10) | 13 (3) | 11 (8) | 12 (3) | |||
| Mean No (%) with hypertension | 51 (27) | 65 (13) | 48 (35) | 66 (16) | |||
| Mean No (%) of current or former smokers | 57 (30) | 148 (31) | 30 (22) | 74 (18) |
*
The number of controls per case varied according to the age of the case (see Methods section); hence the mean age of controls is weighted towards the younger age group.