Table 1

 Details of the sample of men within the Caerphilly cohort upon which this report is based, together with the number of vascular events during the 20 year follow up

Men aged 45–59 years in 1979–83
Total selected for this study764
    provided satisfactory diet records665 (87%)
Of these, the numbers of men who experienced:
    an ischaemic stroke54
    an ischaemic heart disease event139
    either of these events181
    death from any cause225
Men who survived free of a vascular disease event374