Table 1.

Descriptive characteristics at time of event among a cohort with newly diagnosed ischemic heart disease (IHD) or stroke.

Characteristics at time of event	All (n = 20683)	IHD (n = 13521)	Stroke (n = 7162)	P-value for difference*
Age; mean (SD)	52.3 (6.9)	53.0 (6.2)	51.0 (8.0)	<0.0001
Sex: men	15347 (74.2)	10780 (79.7)	4567 (63.8)	<0.0001
women	5336 (25.8)	2741 (20.3)	2595 (36.2)
Education: low	5040 (24.4)	3450 (25.5)	1590 (22.2)	<0.0001
intermediate	10351 (50.1)	6749 (49.9)	3602 (50.3)
high	5292 (25.6)	3322 (24.6)	1970 (27.5)
Family situation: married or cohabiting	12607 (61.0)	8467 (62.6)	4140 (57.8)	<0.0001
not married or cohabiting, no children in household	6773 (32.8)	4298 (31.8)	2475 (34.6)
not married or cohabiting, children in household	1303 (6.3)	756 (5.6)	547 (7.6)
Birth country: Sweden	17357 (83.9)	11194 (82.8)	6163 (86.1)	<0.0001
other	3326 (16.1)	2327 (17.2)	999 (13.9)
Type of living area: large city	6840 (33.1)	4324 (32.0)	2516 (35.1)	<0.0001
medium-sized town	7279 (35.2)	4764 (35.2)	2515 (35.1)
small town/village	6564 (31.7)	4433 (32.8)	2131 (29.8)
Economic activity: employed	18191 (88.0)	11947 (88.4)	6244 (87.2)	0.013
other	2492 (12.1)	1574 (11.6)	918 (12.8)
Mental disorder: no	19301 (93.3)	12698 (93.9)	6603 (92.2)	<0.0001
yes	1382 (6.7)	823 (6.1)	559 (7.8)
Cancer: no	20145 (97.4)	13206 (97.7)	6939 (96.9)	0.0008
yes	538 (2.6)	315 (2.3)	223 (3.1)
Diabetes: no	19172 (92.7)	12364 (91.4)	6808 (95.1)	<0.0001
yes	1511 (7.3)	1157 (8.6)	354 (4.9)
Coronary revascularization/intravenous intracranial procedure: no	18294 (88.5)	11369 (84.1)	6925 (96.7)	<0.0001
yes	2389 (11.6)	2152 (15.9)	237 (3.3)

Figures are number (%) unless otherwise stated.

*P-value for difference between IHD and stroke cases.