Table 1

Overview of study participants

Study		Men (n)		Women (n)		Deaths				Person years
Study		Men (n)		Women (n)		Men (n)	Women (n)			Men	Women
MONICA I	1940	1845	333	185		27 282	27 341
MONICA II	748	756	76	40		8 496	8 861
MONICA III	1010	1017	94	69		7 017	7 187
Total	3698	3618	503	294		42 795	43 389

Participants with complete data
MONICA I	1793	1713	295	161		25 824	25 470
MONICA II	311	300	22	11		3 589	3 557
MONICA III	751	742	59	38		5 320	5 340
Total	2855	2755	376	210		34 733	34 367