Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of study population by vital status.
| Alive (N=37,076) | All-cause Death (N=7,381) | Cancer specific Death (N=2,245) | Circulatory disease Death (N=3,276) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | |
| Mean Age (years) (SD) | 60.46 (7.87) | 69.99 (10.28) | 66.50 (9.45) | 71.72 (10.03) |
| Gender | ||||
| Men | 18899 (50.97) | 3987 (54.02) | 1245 (55.46) | 1843 (56.26) |
| Women | 18177 (49.03) | 3394 (45.98) | 1000 (44.54) | 1433 (43.74) |
| SES | ||||
| White collar | 16302 (43.97) | 2088 (28.89) | 817 (36.39) | 840 (25.64) |
| Blue collar | 15460 (41.70) | 2111 (28.60) | 770 (34.30) | 854 (26.07) |
| Not gainfully employed/Missing | 5314 (14.33) | 3182 (43.11) | 658 (29.31) | 1582 (48.29) |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index | ||||
| 0 | 31574 (85.16) | 4523 (61.28) | 1499 (66.77) | 1874 (57.20) |
| 1 | 2790 (7.53) | 1142 (15.47) | 203 (9.04) | 623 (19.02) |
| 2 | 1997 (5.39) | 1026 (13.90) | 388 (17.28) | 419 (12.79) |
| 3 | 464 (1.25) | 341 (4.62) | 75 (3.34) | 180 (5.49) |
| 4+ | 251 (0.68) | 349 (4.73) | 80 (3.56) | 180 (5.49) |
| Cancer prior to measurement | 905 (2.44) | 936 (12.68) | 433 (19.29) | 325 (9.92) |
| Circulatory disease prior to measurement | 5246 (14.15) | 2227 (30.17) | 460 (20.49) | 1265 (38.61) |
| Mean follow-up time (years) (SD) | 9.51 (2.82) | 5.56 (3.61) | 5.58 (3.59) | 5.39 (3.62) |
| CRP (mg/l) | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 5.27 (9.56) | 7.82 (18.16) | 8.30 (19.55) | 7.42 (16.31) |
| >10 | 2041 (5.50) | 912 (12.36) | 283 (12.61) | 402 (12.27) |
| Albumin (g/l) | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 42.57 (2.60) | 41.17 (2.98) | 41.26 (3.05) | 41.19 (2.83) |
| <35 | 61 (0.16) | 138 (1.87) | 47 (2.09) | 46 (1.40) |
| HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 1.55 (0.43) | 1.47 (0.45) | 1.49 (0.44) | 1.42 (0.45) |
| <1.03 | 3680 (9.93) | 1154 (15.63) | 304 (13.54) | 600 (18.32) |
| Gamma-glutamyltransferase (U/L) | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 34.61 (42.00) | 46.60 (94.54) | 48.13 (106.50) | 41.80 (59.86) |
| >36 | 10009 (27.00) | 2309 (31.28) | 663 (29.53) | 1048 (31.99) |
| Mortality score | ||||
| 0 | 23772 (64.12) | 3975 (53.85) | 1273 (56.70) | 1700 (51.89) |
| 1 | 11039 (29.77) | 2480 (33.60) | 706 (31.45) | 1137 (34.71) |
| 2 | 2048 (5.52) | 762 (10.32) | 214 (9.53) | 363 (11.08) |
| 3 | 212 (0.57) | 147 (1.99) | 45 (2.00) | 71 (2.17) |
| 4 | 5 (0.01) | 17 (0.23) | 7 (0.31) | 5 (0.15) |