Table 2.
Study Characteristics of the Included Studies
| Author | Country | Cohort Name | Follow‐up | Total Participants | Total CVD Patients | CVD Type | Adjustment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gkrania‐Klotsas et al, 201218 | UK | Cancer–Norfolk Cohort | 12 | 11 022 | 1356 | IHD, cardiovascular death | Age, sex, smoking, SBP, DBP, LDL, HDL, triglycerides, prevalent diabetes mellitus, family history, educational level, occupation, Townsend index, use of antihypertensives, statins, or glucose‐control medications, alcohol use, body mass index, C‐reactive protein |
| Haider et al, 200212 | US | Framingham Heart Study cohort | 10 | 1187 | 199 | IHD, stroke, cardiovascular death | Age, sex, body mass index, total cholesterol and HDL, diabetes mellitus, smoking, and hypertension |
| Fagerberg et al, 199916 | Sweden | NR | 6.5 | 152 | 58 | IHD, stroke, cardiovascular death | Smoking and the presence of previous CVD and for group allocation in the underlying multiple risk factor intervention study |
| Simanek et al, 201119 | US | National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey | 13.8 | 14 153 | 1542 | Cardiovascular death | Age, sex, race/ethnicity, country of origin, education level, body mass index (kg/m2), smoking status, diabetes mellitus status, and C‐reactive protein level |
| Smieja et al, 200313 | Canada | Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation | 4.5 | 3168 | 905 | IHD, stroke, cardiovascular death | Age, sex, smoking, ramipril, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia |
| Savva et al, 201315 | UK | ERSC Healthy Aging Study | 18 | 511 | 138 | Cardiovascular death | Date of birth and sex |
| Roberts et al, 201014 | US | Sacramento Area Latino Study on Aging | 9 | 1329 | 220 | Cardiovascular death | Age, sex, and education, myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, stroke, dementia, liver/renal disease, diabetes mellitus, malignancy, and leukemia or lymphoma |
| Elkind et al, 201010 | US | The Northern Manhattan Study Mitchell | 7.6 | 1625 | 67 | Stroke | Age, sex, race/ethnicity, high school education, systolic blood pressure, HDL, LDL, blood glucose level, moderate alcohol use, cigarette smoking status, waist circumference, physical activity, and coronary artery disease |
| Spyridopoulos et al, 201620 | UK | The Newcastle 85+ study | 6 | 749 | 184 | Cardiovascular death | Sex |
| Corrado et al, 200621 | Italy | NR | 5 | 668 | 120 | IHD, stroke, cardiovascular death | Age, male sex, obesity, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, smoking habit, family history of CAD, and dyslipidemia |
CAD indicates coronary artery disease; CVD, cardiovascular disease; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; ERSC Economic and Social Research Council; HDL, high‐density lipoprotein; IHD, ischemic heart disease; LDL, low‐density lipoprotein; NR, not reported; SBP, systolic blood pressure.