Table 1

 Descriptives of the variables of the study for the 150 sub-regions of Hungary. Standardised CV* middle aged (45–64 years) mortality rates and average values for the 150 sub-regions of Hungary from Hungarostudy 2002 (n = 150)

Descriptive statisticsMinimumMaximumMeanSE
*CV, total cardiovascular mortality rates (ICD 10.I00–I99). †IHD, ischaemic heart disease mortality (ICD 10. I20–I25). Cerebrovascular diseases (ICD 10.I60–I69).
Male total CV* mortality408.00939.80636.699.85
Male IHD† mortality91.40541.40319.816.38
Male cerebrovascular mortality48.30316.80160.834.07
Female CV* mortality81.50371.50222.314.89
Female IHD† mortality18.00198.5096.962.89
Female cerebrovascular diseases18.00160.8067.992.22
Control at work0.281.911.122.69E–02
Social support at work0.502.001.232.07E–02
Job security0.471.821.351.91E–02
Week day work hours5.579.767.716.05E–02
Weekend work hours4.008.686.096.77E–02
Personal income1.111.941.441.40E–02
Education2.504.213.463.61–02
Subjective social status2.734.693.813.27E–02
Unemployment rate1.6020.75.920.30
Shift work (%)0.0037.213.55.21–03
Beck depression score2.7414.178.370.17
Hostility score2.266.404.015.89E–02
Anomie score2.497.285.086.33E–02
Social support from friends1.102.401.731.96E–02
Social support from parents1.002.651.772.85E–02
Social support from partner1.353.002.271.87–02
Social support from civic organisations0.001.110.451.29–02
Pack/year cigarettes25.85148.0583.481.97
Non-stop drinking0.000.363.67E-024.72E–03
Morning drinking0.000.303.97E-024.69E–03
Self blame because of drinking0.000.325.59E-024.64E–03
Spirit consumption (0.5 dl)0.001.100.351.43–02
BMI24.628.526.26.48–02