Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the sample population included in this study by gender and age group.
| Country | Total SHARE Population (n) |
Selected Population (n) |
Selected Population (%) |
Total Male (n) |
Selected Male (n) |
Selected Male (%) |
Total Female (n) |
Selected Female (n) |
Selected Female (%) |
50-54 | Male (n) 55 - 64 |
65-74 | >75 years | 50-54 | Female (n) 55-64 |
65-74 | >75 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 5286 | 3953 | 74.78 | 2230 | 1706 | 76.5 | 3056 | 2247 | 73.53 | 345 | 607 | 517 | 237 | 382 | 843 | 679 | 343 |
| Germany* | 1572 | 16 | 1.02 | 736 | 6 | 0.82 | 836 | 10 | 1.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Sweden* | 1951 | 65 | 3.33 | 894 | 31 | 3.47 | 1057 | 34 | 3.22 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 7 |
| Netherlands | 2762 | 756 | 27.37 | 1220 | 342 | 28.03 | 1542 | 414 | 26.85 | 64 | 127 | 86 | 65 | 74 | 144 | 129 | 67 |
| Spain | 3570 | 1316 | 36.86 | 1606 | 622 | 38.73 | 1964 | 694 | 35.34 | 132 | 213 | 148 | 129 | 149 | 237 | 154 | 154 |
| Italy | 3583 | 1346 | 37.57 | 1605 | 613 | 38.19 | 1978 | 733 | 37.06 | 97 | 263 | 175 | 78 | 107 | 309 | 201 | 116 |
| France | 5857 | 3298 | 56.31 | 2512 | 1455 | 57.92 | 3345 | 1843 | 55.1 | 246 | 534 | 405 | 270 | 291 | 682 | 524 | 346 |
| Denmark | 2276 | 431 | 18.94 | 1036 | 210 | 20.27 | 1240 | 221 | 17.82 | 28 | 85 | 48 | 49 | 35 | 77 | 52 | 57 |
| Switzerland | 3750 | 2371 | 63.23 | 1682 | 1121 | 66.65 | 2068 | 1250 | 60.44 | 151 | 405 | 310 | 255 | 172 | 453 | 370 | 255 |
| Belgium | 5300 | 2695 | 50.85 | 2363 | 1237 | 52.35 | 2937 | 1458 | 49.64 | 77 | 431 | 445 | 284 | 75 | 551 | 524 | 308 |
| Czech | 6118 | 4310 | 70.45 | 2576 | 1843 | 71.55 | 3542 | 2467 | 69.65 | 240 | 635 | 519 | 449 | 338 | 814 | 688 | 627 |
| Poland* | 1724 | 42 | 2.44 | 753 | 20 | 2.66 | 971 | 22 | 2.27 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| Hungary | 3076 | 2843 | 92.43 | 1322 | 1223 | 92.51 | 1754 | 1620 | 92.36 | 122 | 570 | 320 | 211 | 182 | 707 | 441 | 290 |
| Portugal | 2080 | 1606 | 77.21 | 895 | 711 | 79.44 | 1185 | 895 | 75.53 | 108 | 233 | 214 | 156 | 136 | 292 | 243 | 224 |
| Slovenia | 2756 | 2518 | 91.36 | 1196 | 1108 | 92.64 | 1560 | 1410 | 90.38 | 149 | 363 | 362 | 234 | 201 | 464 | 426 | 319 |
| Estonia | 6828 | 6014 | 88.08 | 2748 | 2392 | 87.05 | 4080 | 3622 | 88.77 | 499 | 807 | 640 | 446 | 740 | 1263 | 941 | 678 |
*
These countries were not evaluated for an association between cardiovascular risk factors and cognitive function.