Table 1.
Characteristics of the participating cohortsa
| Cohort location and name | Participants (N) | Male (%) | Physical activity participation (%)b | Dates of enrolment | Mean age at entry (years) | Mean follow-up period (years) | Total deaths (N) | Cause of death (%)c |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | CVD | Others | ||||||||
| Mainland China | ||||||||||
| SMHS | 61 466 | 100.0 | 33.0 | 2001-06 | 55.3 | 8.3 | 4580 | 43.2 | 32.9 | 23.9 |
| SWHS | 74 935 | 0.0 | 32.5 | 1996-2000 | 52.6 | 13.8 | 6162 | 43.5 | 31.0 | 25.5 |
| Taiwan | ||||||||||
| CVDFACTS | 5077 | 44.1 | 43.3 | 1990-93 | 47.6 | 14.9 | 830 | 26.3 | 26.1 | 47.6 |
| Singapore | ||||||||||
| SCHS | 63 257 | 44.2 | 24.1 | 1993-99 | 56.5 | 11.5 | 10 692 | 36.4 | 34.7 | 29.0 |
| Japan | ||||||||||
| JACC | 75 921 | 42.2 | 27.2 | 1988-90 | 57.2 | 12.7 | 10 917 | 37.4 | 30.6 | 32.0 |
| JPHC1 | 42 476 | 48.0 | 27.4 | 1990-92 | 49.6 | 21.0 | 7339 | 39.5 | 24.7 | 35.8 |
| JPHC2 | 55 849 | 47.4 | 30.2 | 1992-95 | 54.2 | 17.7 | 12 617 | 37.0 | 25.2 | 37.8 |
| Miyagi | 43 325 | 48.7 | 23.9 | 1990 | 51.7 | 16.2 | 5023 | 42.1 | 27.2 | 30.7 |
| Ohsaki | 45 423 | 49.0 | 29.2 | 1995 | 59.9 | 10.8 | 7698 | 32.8 | 30.3 | 36.9 |
| Total | 467 729 | 45.7 | 28.8 | 54.7 | 13.6 | 65 858 | 38.0 | 29.4 | 32.5 | |
a
SMHS, Shanghai Men's Health Study; SWHS, Shanghai Women's Health Study; CVDFACTS, Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Two-Township Study; SCHS, Singapore Chinese Health Study; JACC, Japan Collaborative Cohort Study; JPHC, Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study; Miyagi, Miyagi Cohort Study; Ohsaki, Ohsaki National Health Insurance Cohort Study.
b
Percentage of participants who reported engaging in at least 1 h of LTPA per week, on average.
c
May not sum to 1 due to rounding.