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Background characteristics of men and women, aged 45–70 years, in the Stockholm Heart Epidemiology Program Study, Stockholm, Sweden, 1992–1994. |
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| Men |
Women |
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| All cases |
Non-fatal cases |
Controls |
All cases |
Non-fatal cases |
Controls |
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| N |
1204 |
968 |
1538 |
550 |
413 |
777 |
| Age mean (SD) |
59.0 (7.1) |
58.5 (7.1) |
59.2 (7.1) |
62.0 (6.6) |
61.6 (6.8) |
62.0 (6.7) |
| BMI n (%) |
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| BMI < 20 |
34 (3) |
22 (2) |
42 (3) |
50 (9) |
25 (6) |
37 (5) |
| 20 ≤ BMI < 25 |
386 (33) |
302 (31) |
659 (43) |
176 (33) |
133 (32) |
358 (46) |
| 25 ≤ BMI < 30 |
558 (48) |
486 (50) |
675 (44) |
179 (34) |
148 (36) |
264 (34) |
| BMI ≥ 30 |
193 (16) |
155 (16) |
162 (11) |
124 (23) |
105 (26) |
117 (15) |
| missing n |
33 |
3 |
21 |
2 |
1 |
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| Leisure-time physical activity/exercise n (%) |
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| Very little, occasional walks |
670 (57) |
512 (54) |
663 (44) |
363 (68) |
249 (62) |
374 (49) |
| Now and then, once per week |
315 (27) |
277 (29) |
491 (32) |
125 (24) |
110 (27) |
279 (36) |
| Twice per week or more |
181 (16) |
155 (16) |
369 (24) |
44 (8) |
42 (10) |
115 (15) |
| missing n |
38 |
24 |
15 |
18 |
12 |
9 |
| Smoking n (%) |
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| Current smoker |
621 (52) |
498 (52) |
485 (32) |
298 (54) |
214 (52) |
204 (26) |
| Non- or ex-smoker |
581 (48) |
469 (49) |
1053 (68) |
252 (46) |
199 (48) |
573 (74) |
| missing n |
2 |
1 |
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| Socioeconomic status n (%) |
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| Blue-collar |
419 (35) |
351 (36) |
423 (28) |
179 (33) |
142 (34) |
225 (29) |
| White-collar |
722 (60) |
588 (61) |
1079 (70) |
281 (51) |
216 (52) |
484 (62) |
| Other |
63 (5) |
29 (3) |
36 (2) |
90 (16) |
55 (13) |
68 (9) |
Fransson et al. BMC Public Health 2006 6:296 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-6-296 |
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