Overview of data sources
| Country | City | Study | Estimated number residents | Study design | Sample size | Sample description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Forsyth County, NC (n = 108815); north western suburbs of Minneapolis, MN (n = 85134); Washington County, MD (n = 50631). †Helsinki metropolitan area. | ||||||
| USA | Three US regions* | ARIC | 244580 | Prospective cohort | 10210 | Random sample of residents of three US communities |
| Netherlands | Eindhoven | GLOBE | 190000 | Prospective cohort | 9530 | Random sample of residents of Eindhoven |
| England | London | Whitehall II | 7000000 | Prospective cohort | 9740 | Occupation based cohort of British civil workers |
| Finland | Helsinki† | Helsinki | 800000 | Population based | 270050 | Male population of Helsinki |
| Italy | Turin | Turin | 920000 | Population based | 565844 | Population of Turin |
| Spain | Madrid | Madrid | 2889000 | Population based | 1936726 | Population of Madrid |
| Country | City | Study | Baseline | Age range (years) at baseline | Median follow up years (range) | Number of deaths |
| USA | Four US regions* | ARIC | 1987–1989 | 45–65 | 10.9 (0.1–14.3) | 915 |
| Netherlands | Eindhoven | GLOBE | 1991 | 15–74 | 7.2 (0.1–7.5) | 630 |
| England | London | Whitehall II | 1985–1988 | 35–55 | 14.6 (6.0–16.3) | 431 |
| Finland | Helsinki† | Helsinki | 1990 | 20–74 | 5.0 (0.0–5.0) | 10401 |
| Italy | Turin | Turin | 1991 | 20–75 | 9.20 (0.0–9.2) | 26620 |
| Spain | Madrid | Madrid | 1996 | 20–75 | 1.7 (0.0–1.7) | 15142 |