Supplementary Table 1. Characteristics of Study Participants in Each Cohort: EPOCH–JAPAN.
| Cohorts | Baseline Year | N | Men, % | Age, years | Systolic BP, mmHg | Diastolic BP, mmHg | Total Cholesterol, mmol/L | CHD Death, n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohsaki1) | 1994 | 15,551 | 42.0 | 62.2 ± 9.4 | 131.2 ± 17.7 | 78.6 ± 11.0 | 5.3 ± 0.9 | 107 |
| Ohasama2) | 1987 | 2,617 | 39.1 | 55.8 ± 12.1 | 129.4 ± 16.7 | 73.3 ± 11.1 | 5.1 ± 0.9 | 25 |
| Oyabe3) | 1988 | 5,124 | 30.8 | 56.8 ± 11.3 | 126.5 ± 19.9 | 75.5 ± 11.2 | 5.0 ± 0.9 | 28 |
| YKK workers4) | 1990 | 6,507 | 63.8 | 38.7 ± 9.7 | 118.7 ± 14.7 | 71.4 ± 11.8 | 4.9 ± 0.9 | 5 |
| Suita5) | 1989 | 6,241 | 47.2 | 55.0 ± 13.3 | 127.1 ± 22.1 | 77.4 ± 12.3 | 5.4 ± 1.0 | 79 |
| RERF cohort6) | 1986 | 4,243 | 31.9 | 61.6 ± 12.2 | 134.2 ± 22.5 | 82.2 ± 11.9 | 5.4 ± 1.0 | 68 |
| Hisayama7) | 1988 | 2,636 | 42.1 | 59.1 ± 11.9 | 133.8 ± 21.4 | 77.8 ± 11.3 | 5.3 ± 1.1 | 22 |
| JACC study8) | 1988 | 26,454 | 35.9 | 57.1 ± 9.6 | 133.0 ± 19.3 | 79.1 ± 11.3 | 5.1 ± 0.9 | 260 |
| NIPPON DATA 80 9) | 1980 | 9,173 | 43.8 | 50.7 ± 13.2 | 135.9 ± 21.3 | 81.3 ± 12.2 | 4.9 ± 0.9 | 177 |
| NIPPON DATA 90 10) | 1990 | 7,125 | 41.6 | 52.3 ± 13.7 | 135.1 ± 20.6 | 81.2 ± 11.9 | 5.2 ± 1.0 | 61 |
| Osaka11) | 1985 | 3,613 | 32.9 | 51.2 ± 12.0 | 125.6 ± 16.6 | 78.2 ± 10.3 | 5.4 ± 1.0 | 9 |
| JMS12) | 1992 | 10,744 | 38.6 | 55.5 ± 11.0 | 129.3 ± 20.9 | 77.4 ± 12.2 | 5.0 ± 0.9 | 45 |
| Aichi workers13) | 2002 | 5,404 | 78.5 | 48.0 ± 7.1 | 126.2 ± 15.5 | 77.7 ± 11.5 | 5.4 ± 0.9 | 3 |
A total of 105,432 Japanese individuals from 13 cohorts were included. BP, blood pressure; CHD, coronary heart disease; JACC, Japan Collaborative Cohort; JMS, Jichi Medical School; NIPPON DATA, National Integrated Project for Prospective Observation of Non*communicable Disease And its Trends in the Aged; RERF, Radiation Effects Research Foundation; YKK, Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikigaisya.