Table 1.
Summary description of 11 European cohorts from five countries contributing data to study long term exposure to ambient air pollution and incidence of acute coronary events
| Variable | FINRISK | SNAC-K | SALT | 60 year olds | SDPP | DCH | HNR | KORA | EPIC Turin | SIDRIA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turin | Rome | ||||||||||
| No of participants | 9995 | 2684 | 6084 | 3686 | 7723 | 35 693 | 4433 | 8301 | 7230 | 5137 | 9200 |
| Person years at risk | 105 060 | 16 256 | 51 756 | 39 978 | 106 995 | 464 055 | 34 941 | 84 595 | 91 490 | 56 366 | 102 894 |
| % of original cohort | 93.5 | 89.4 | 92.3 | 91.0 | 97.6 | 96.0 | 99.3 | 94.0 | 82.4 | 95.5 | 87.1 |
| No of cases | 212 | 200 | 204 | 165 | 181 | 3293 | 135 | 282 | 157 | 123 | 205 |
| Study location | Turku and Helsinki (Finland) | Stockholm (Sweden) | Stockholm (Sweden) | Stockholm (Sweden) | Stockholm (Sweden) | Copenhagen (Denmark) | Ruhr Area (Germany) | Augsburg (Germany) | Turin (Italy) | Turin (Italy) | Rome (Italy) |
| Years of enrolment | 1992, 1997, 2002, 2007 | 2001-04 | 1998-2002 | 1997-99 | 1992-98 | 1993-97 | 2000-03 | 1994-95, 1999-2001 | 1993-98 | 1999 | 1999 |