Table 3.
Characteristics of deceased men and women in first generation cohort. Values are mean (SD) unless stated otherwise
| Characteristics | Cause of death | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| All cardiovascular disease (n=1151) | Coronary heart disease (n=630) | Non-cardiovascular disease (n=2463) | |
| No of examinations | 15.1 (6.7) | 14.1 (6.0) | 16.3 (7.0) |
| Age at death (years) | 77.1 (11.8) | 74.2 (11.4) | 80.9 (12.0) |
| No (%) of women | 541 (47.0) | 229 (36.4) | 1429 (58.0) |
| Age of hypertension onset (years): | |||
| <45 | 295 (25.6) | 185 (29.4) | 391 (15.9) |
| 46-54 | 211 (18.3) | 120 (19.1) | 343 (13.9) |
| 55-64 | 198 (17.2) | 90 (14.3) | 400 (16.2) |
| ≥65 | 185 (16.1) | 79 (12.5) | 526 (21.4) |
| No (%) with no hypertension | 262 (22.8) | 156 (24.8) | 803 (32.6) |
| No (%) current smoker* | 697 (60.6) | 397 (63.0) | 1459 (59.2) |
| Cholesterol (mmol/L)* | 6.4 (1.2) | 6.0 (1.2) | 5.6 (1.1) |
| No (%) with diabetes mellitus* | 15 (1.3) | 8 (1.3) | 10 (0.4) |
*At first examination cycle where data were available.