Table 1

Characteristics of the sample parishes at baseline (year 2000)

	N (%)	N, all deaths	All deaths per 1000	N, CVD deaths	CVD deaths per 1000
Full sample	5 498 405 (100)	68 645	12.5	33 646	6.1
Gender
Men	2 682 095 (48.8)	32 501	12.1	15 949	5.9
Women	2 816 310 (51.2)	36 144	12.8	17 697	6.3
Age group
18–49 years	2 978 258 (54.1)	1628	0.5	415	0.1
50–64 years	1 311 626 (23.9)	6211	4.7	1963	1.5
≥65 years	1 208 521 (22.0)	60 806	50.3	31 268	25.9
Mean disposable income*
Tertile 1: 438.1–1110.6	1 109 737	17 400	15.7	8697	7.8
Tertile 2: 1110.6–1299.9	1 911 830	26 089	13.6	12 934	6.8
Tertile 3: 1300.5–2439.9	2 476 838	25 156	10.2	12 015	4.9
% university education
Tertile 1: 3.4%–13.2%	733 504	11 961	16.3	6138	8.4
Tertile 2: 13.2%–18.6%	1 319 734	18 363	13.9	9198	7.0
Tertile 3: 18.7%–68.0%	3 445 167	38 321	11.1	18 310	5.3
% born outside Sweden
Tertile 1: 0%–4.5%	591 979	8684	14.7	4378	7.4
Tertile 2: 4.5%–7.8%	1 124 905	14 918	13.3	7502	6.7
Tertile 3: 7.8%–64.5%	3 781 521	45 043	11.9	21 766	5.8
Population density
Tertile 1: 0.1–7.4	427 518	7088	16.6	3639	8.5
Tertile 2: 7.4–29.8	798 748	10 670	13.4	5397	6.8
Tertile 3: 30–20 999.4	4 272 139	50 887	11.9	24 610	5.8
% area in dense urban
<1%	1 621 202	22 401	13.8	11 309	7.0
1%–4%	1 411 952	16 011	11.3	7829	5.5
5%–9%	810 872	9151	11.3	4341	5.4
10%–19%	778 599	9801	12.6	4738	6.1
≥20%	875 780	11 281	12.9	5429	6.2
% area in green urban
<1%	939 548	13 588	14.5	6890	7.3
1%–4%	1 154 878	14 879	12.9	7407	6.4
5%–9%	728 629	8291	11.4	4082	5.6
10%–19%	956 907	11 103	11.6	5351	5.6
≥20%	1 718 443	20 784	12.1	9916	5.8
% area in urban park
<1%	1 400 382	19 463	13.9	9816	7.0
1%–4%	1 334 818	16 222	12.2	7983	6.0
5%–9%	1 135 679	13 160	11.6	6374	5.6
10%–19%	939 529	10 881	11.6	5166	5.5
≥20%	687 997	8919	13.0	4307	6.3
% area in rural green
<1%	639 431	7732	12.1	3671	5.7
1%–4%	206 652	2597	12.6	1195	5.8
5%–9%	54 195	729	13.5	400	7.4
10%–19%	132 146	1611	12.2	758	5.7
≥20%	4 465 981	55 976	12.5	27 622	6.2

*Mean disposable income is given in 100s of Swedish crowns and for individuals rather than households.
CVD, cardiovascular disease.