Table 1. Background information on participants included in the original study (n = 349) and in the 6-year follow-up (n = 121).

Variable	Number (%) n = 349	Number (%) n = 121
Medical history at inclusion:
Previous stroke	110 (32)	28 (23)
Transient ischaemic attack	12 (3)	5 (4)
Hypertension	145 (42)	62 (51)
Diabetes	58 (17)	18 (15)
Ischaemic heart disease	33 (9)	11 (9)
Atrial fibrillation	81 (23)	17 (14)
Employed/retired at six years	76 (22)/273 (78)	22 (20)/99 (80)
Civil status: living alone/together at six years	170 (49)/178 (51)	58 (48)/63 (52)