Sample size, number of deaths and distribution of covariates by country and sex
| Czech Republic | Poland | Russia | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ||||||||
| Baseline examination | 3830 | 4789 | 4186 | 12 805 | ||||
| Person-years | 30 176 | 33 002 | 25 075 | 88 252 | ||||
| Number of deaths | 439 | 11.5 | 530 | 11.1 | 627 | 15.1 | 1596 | 12.5 |
| Number of CVD deaths | 168 | 4.4 | 184 | 3.8 | 339 | 8.2 | 691 | 5.4 |
| Follow-up median (IQR) | 8.1 | (7.7–8.9) | 7.1 | (6.8–7.7) | 6.2 | (5.78–6.9) | 7.1 | (6.5–7.8) |
| Perceived control (x, SD) | 35.5 | 7.28 | 37.1 | 7.47 | 34.5 | 8.0 | 35.8 | 7.67 |
| Age (x, SD) | 58.5 | 7.16 | 57.9 | 6.94 | 58.3 | 7.04 | 58.2 | 7.04 |
| Education (n, %) | ||||||||
| Primary | 223 | 5.8 | 436 | 9.1 | 476 | 11.4 | 1135 | 8.9 |
| Vocational | 1663 | 43.7 | 1307 | 27.3 | 913 | 21.8 | 3883 | 30.4 |
| High | 1219 | 32.0 | 1599 | 33.4 | 1455 | 34.7 | 4273 | 33.4 |
| University | 704 | 18.5 | 1444 | 30.2 | 1342 | 32.1 | 3490 | 27.3 |
| Marital status (n, %) | ||||||||
| Married/cohabiting | 3211 | 84.2 | 4100 | 86.8 | 3681 | 87.9 | 11 039 | 86.4 |
| Single/divorced/widowed | 603 | 15.8 | 629 | 13.2 | 505 | 12.1 | 1737 | 13.6 |
| Occupational status (n, %) | ||||||||
| Working | 2215 | 58.1 | 2324 | 48.6 | 2579 | 61.6 | 7118 | 55.7 |
| Not working | 1595 | 41.9 | 2458 | 51.4 | 1607 | 38.4 | 5660 | 44.3 |
| Smoking (n, %) | ||||||||
| Current smoker | 1118 | 29.5 | 1721 | 36.0 | 2074 | 49.6 | 4913 | 38.5 |
| Ex-smoker | 1459 | 38.5 | 1729 | 36.2 | 1036 | 24.8 | 4224 | 33.1 |
| Never smoker | 1212 | 32.0 | 1326 | 27.8 | 1076 | 25.7 | 3614 | 28.3 |
| Hypercholesterolaemia (n, %) | 2580 | 78.6 | 3619 | 81.8 | 3506 | 84.0 | 9705 | 81.7 |
| Hypertension (n, %) | 2303 | 72.6 | 2782 | 66.3 | 2646 | 63.3 | 7731 | 67.0 |
| Diabetes (n, %) | 768 | 20.1 | 775 | 16.2 | 450 | 11.1 | 1993 | 15.7 |
| History of CVD (n, %) | 575 | 15.6 | 1115 | 23.6 | 987 | 23.6 | 2677 | 21.3 |
| History of cancer (n, %) | 156 | 4.2 | 156 | 3.3 | 54 | 1.3 | 366 | 2.9 |
| Alcohol intake (g/year), Me (Q1–Q3) | 3120 | (512.5–9950) | 800 | (40–3125) | 2455 | (480–7800) | 1820 | (270–6105) |
| Women | ||||||||
| Baseline examination | 4350 | 5066 | 5028 | 14 444 | ||||
| Person-years | 35 213 | 35 967 | 32 535 | 103 715 | ||||
| Number of deaths | 242 | 5.6 | 283 | 5.6 | 256 | 5.1 | 781 | 5.4 |
| Number of CVD deaths | 81 | 1.9 | 95 | 1.9 | 136 | 2.7 | 312 | 2.2 |
| Follow-up Me (Q1–Q3) | 8.2 | (7.77–8.87) | 7.1 | (6.86–7.75) | 6.7 | (5.97–7.10) | 7.1 | (6.75–7.85) |
| Perceived control (x, SD) | 34.3 | 7.54 | 36.3 | 7.54 | 33.6 | 7.94 | 34.7 | 7.77 |
| Age (x, SD) | 58.0 | 7.10 | 57.4 | 6.98 | 58.0 | 7.13 | 57.8 | 7.08 |
| Education (n, %) | ||||||||
| Primary | 771 | 17.8 | 670 | 13.2 | 478 | 9.5 | 1919 | 13.3 |
| Vocational | 1332 | 30.7 | 765 | 15.1 | 1541 | 30.7 | 3638 | 25.2 |
| High | 1791 | 41.3 | 2250 | 44.5 | 1681 | 33.4 | 5722 | 39.7 |
| University | 441 | 10.2 | 1377 | 27.2 | 1328 | 26.4 | 3146 | 21.8 |
| Marital status (n, %) | ||||||||
| Married/cohabiting | 2956 | 68.2 | 3376 | 66.8 | 2990 | 59.5 | 9322 | 64.7 |
| Single/divorced/widowed | 1379 | 31.8 | 1681 | 33.2 | 2038 | 40.5 | 5098 | 35.4 |
| Occupational status (n, %) | ||||||||
| Working | 2047 | 47.3 | 1999 | 39.5 | 2359 | 46.9 | 6405 | 44.4 |
| Not working | 2285 | 52.8 | 3060 | 60.5 | 2669 | 53.1 | 8014 | 55.6 |
| Smoking (n, %) | ||||||||
| Current smoker | 1019 | 23.6 | 1454 | 28.8 | 515 | 10.2 | 2988 | 20.8 |
| Ex-smoker | 952 | 22.1 | 1061 | 21.0 | 217 | 4.3 | 2230 | 15.5 |
| Never smoker | 2340 | 54.3 | 2541 | 50.3 | 4296 | 85.4 | 9177 | 63.8 |
| Hypercholesterolaemia (n, %) | 3097 | 81.2 | 3997 | 85.0 | 4571 | 91.3 | 11 665 | 86.3 |
| Hypertension (n, %) | 2174 | 58.3 | 2484 | 55.8 | 3359 | 66.9 | 8017 | 60.7 |
| Diabetes (n, %) | 606 | 13.9 | 588 | 11.6 | 566 | 11.5 | 1760 | 12.3 |
| History of CVD (n, %) | 402 | 9.8 | 1051 | 21.0 | 1006 | 20.0 | 2459 | 17.4 |
| History of cancer (n, %) | 342 | 8.2 | 312 | 6.2 | 200 | 4.00 | 854 | 6.0 |
| Alcohol intake (g/year), Me (Q1–Q3) | 300 | (40–1420) | 40 | (0–360) | 270 | (40–433) | 120 | (0–630) |
CVD, cardiovascular disease; x, mean.