Table 1. Characteristics of the cohorts included in the study population.
| Subpopulations | Investigation | Sex | Age range | Sample size | Responders | Response rate,% | Investigation procedure1) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Place | |||||||
| Men Born in 1913 | 1973 | Gothenburg | Men | 60 | 1009 | 830 | 82.3 | Q + ME |
| Men Born in 1913 | 1980 | Gothenburg | Men | 67 | 923 | 707 | 76.6 | Q + ME |
| Men Born in 1913 | 1988 | Gothenburg | Men | 75 | 702 | 463 | 66.1 | Q + ME |
| Men Born in 1913 | 1993 | Gothenburg | Men | 80 | 447 | 272 | 60.9 | Q + ME |
| Men Born in 1923 | 1973 | Gothenburg | Men | 50 | 292 | 226 | 77.4 | Q + ME |
| Men Born in 1923 | 1980 | Gothenburg | Men | 57 | 278 | 188 | 67.6 | Q + ME |
| Men Born in 1923 | 1988 | Gothenburg | Men | 65 | 265 | 162 | 61.1 | Q + ME |
| Men Born in 1923 | 1993 | Gothenburg | Men | 70 | 226 | 143 | 63.3 | Q + ME |
| ESKIL | 1986 | Eskilstuna | Men | 30–54 | 625 | 459 | 73.8 | PQ |
| Public Health Cohort | 1993 | Uppsala | Women | 25–99 | 2999 | 2249 | 75,0 | PQ |
| Public Health Cohort | 1993 | Uppsala | Men | 25–94 | 3001 | 2156 | 71.8 | PQ |
| BEDA II | 1997 | Gothenburg | Women | 56–82 | 994 | 908 | 91.3 | Q + ME |
| Uppsala-Örebro Women Study | 1995 | Uppsala | Women | 35–64 | 4200 | 2991 | 71.2 | PQ |
| Men born in 1943 | 1993 | Gothenburg | Men | 50 | 1463 | 798 | 54.5 | Q + ME |
| Men born in 1943 | 2003 | Gothenburg | Men | 60 | 749 | 655 | 87.4 | Q + ME |
| Women born in 1953 | 2003 | Gothenburg | Women | 50 | 994 | 668 | 67.4 | Q + ME |
| Men born in 1953 | 2003 | Gothenburg | Men | 50 | 993 | 595 | 59.9 | Q + ME |
| Total | 20,160 | 14,470 | 71.8 | |||||
1) Q = questionnaires; ME = medical examination; PQ = Postal questionnaire