Table 1.

Baseline characteristics in 40 year-old men and women in neighborhoods with high/middle/low SES

	Men (N=589247)								Women (N=564204)
		High (n=112534)		Middle (n=379186)		Low (n=97527)		All		High (n=115229)		Middle (n=362309)		Low (n=86666)		All
		No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
	Year at entry
	1998-2000	20230	18.0	63636	16.8	19614	20.1	103480	17.6	20812	18.1	61786	17.1	17164	19.8	99762	17.7
2001-2003	23861	21.2	84921	22.4	22628	23.2	131410	22.3	24272	21.1	80466	22.2	20055	23.1	124793	22.1
2004-2006	30870	27.4	102988	27.2	24997	25.6	158855	27.0	31306	27.2	97964	27.0	22501	26.0	151771	26.9
2007-2010	37573	33.4	127641	33.7	30288	31.1	195502	33.2	38839	33.7	122093	33.7	26946	31.1	187878	33.3
Marital status
Married	63804	56.7	163856	43.2	38405	39.4	266065	45.2	70602	61.3	183358	50.6	38770	44.7	292730	51.9
Unmarried	41533	36.9	181847	48.0	45759	46.9	269139	45.7	34136	29.6	132962	36.7	29793	34.4	196891	34.9
Divorced	7061	6.3	33014	8.7	13212	13.5	53287	9.0	10105	8.8	44430	12.3	17441	20.1	71976	12.8
Widowed	136	0.1	469	0.1	151	0.2	756	0.1	386	0.3	1559	0.4	662	0.8	2607	0.5
Educational level
Compulsory	8394	7.5	54648	14.4	19468	20.0	82510	14.0	6049	5.2	37809	10.4	17694	20.4	61552	10.9
Secondary school	39897	35.5	180299	47.5	40517	41.5	260713	44.2	33467	29.0	143769	39.7	31130	35.9	208366	36.9
College/university	62051	55.1	134442	35.5	29285	30.0	225778	38.3	73656	63.9	170864	47.2	29893	34.5	274413	48.6
Unknown	2192	1.9	9797	2.6	8257	8.5	20246	3.4	2057	1.8	9867	2.7	7949	9.2	19873	3.5
Immigrant status
Born in Sweden	104242	92.6	339553	89.5	61464	63.0	505259	85.7	105466	91.5	319750	88.3	53592	61.8	478808	84.9
Immigrant	8292	7.4	39633	10.5	36063	37.0	83988	14.3	9763	8.5	42559	11.7	33074	38.2	85396	15.1
Region of residence
Big cities	48741	43.3	146786	38.7	48424	49.7	243951	41.4	50633	43.9	142216	39.3	42565	49.1	235414	41.7
Southern Sweden	40680	36.1	147382	38.9	33552	34.4	221614	37.6	41250	35.8	139840	38.6	30237	34.9	211327	37.5
Northern Sweden	23097	20.5	84954	22.4	15492	15.9	123543	21.0	23329	20.2	80192	22.1	13826	16.0	117347	20.8
Unknown	16	0.0	64	0.0	59	0.1	139	0.0	17	0.0	61	0.0	38	0.0	116	0.0
Hospital diagnosis of hypertension
Non	109884	97.6	367738	97.0	94228	96.6	571850	97.0	113096	98.1	354113	97.7	84102	97.0	551311	97.7
Yes	2650	2.4	11448	3.0	3299	3.4	17397	3.0	2133	1.9	8196	2.3	2564	3.0	12893	2.3
Hospital diagnosis of diabetes
Non	110777	98.4	371233	97.9	94540	96.9	576550	97.8	114002	98.9	356965	98.5	84650	97.7	555617	98.5
Yes	1757	1.6	7953	2.1	2987	3.1	12697	2.2	1227	1.1	5344	1.5	2016	2.3	8587	1.5
Hospital diagnosis of atrial fibrillation
Non	111589	99.2	375892	99.1	96756	99.2	584237	99.1	114970	99.8	361367	99.7	86378	99.7	562715	99.7
Yes	945	0.8	3294	0.9	771	0.8	5010	0.9	259	0.2	942	0.3	288	0.3	1489	0.3
Hospital diagnosis of heart failure
Non	112295	99.8	377928	99.7	97031	99.5	587254	99.7	115092	99.9	361784	99.9	86432	99.7	563308	99.8
Yes	239	0.2	1258	0.3	496	0.5	1993	0.3	137	0.1	525	0.1	234	0.3	896	0.2
All	112534	100.0	379186	100.0	97527	100.0	589247	100.0	115229	100.0	362309	100.0	86666	100.0	564204	100.0