Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants and the number of all-cause and cause-specific deaths, stratified by sex
Gout patients | The reference population | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Women | Men | Women | Men | |
N (%) | 7431 (30.9) | 16,604 (69.1) | 29,258 (31.0) | 65,113 (69.0) |
Age at entry (years), % | ||||
30–49 | 6.9 | 13.9 | 6.9 | 13.9 |
50–64 | 16.3 | 26.9 | 16.7 | 27.3 |
65–79 | 39.1 | 39.7 | 39.7 | 39.9 |
80+ | 37.7 | 19.5 | 36.7 | 18.9 |
Level of education, % | ||||
Low (0–9 years of education) | 54.7 | 40.8 | 46.9 | 37.1 |
Medium (10–12 years of education) | 33.6 | 40.2 | 35.1 | 39.2 |
High (> 12 years of education) | 11.7 | 19.0 | 18.0 | 23.7 |
Marital status at entry, % | ||||
Never married | 6.8 | 12.7 | 8.8 | 15.3 |
Previously married | 52.7 | 23.7 | 48.2 | 22.4 |
Married | 40.5 | 63.5 | 43.0 | 62.3 |
Born in Sweden, % | 88.4 | 88.3 | 88.4 | 86.9 |
Total deaths (%) | 2961 (100) | 5172 (100) | 8525 (100) | 15,526 (100) |
Infectious diseases (%) | 98 (3.3) | 133 (2.6) | 194 (2.3) | 348 (2.2) |
Neoplasms (%) | 438 (14.8) | 1057 (20.4) | 1645 (19.3) | 4247 (27.4) |
Blood & endocrine diseases (%) | 146 (4.9) | 219 (4.2) | 244 (2.9) | 459 (3.0) |
Mental & nervous diseases (%) | 146 (4.9) | 191 (3.7) | 1043 (12.2) | 1166 (7.5) |
Cardiovascular diseases (%) | 1509 (51.0) | 2581 (49.9) | 3681 (43.2) | 6228 (40.1) |
Respiratory diseases (%) | 220 (7.4) | 324 (6.3) | 574 (6.7) | 1209 (7.8) |
Digestive diseases (%) | 106 (3.6) | 191 (3.7) | 261 (3.1) | 469 (3.0) |
Genitourinary diseases (%) | 92 (3.1) | 140 (2.7) | 122 (1.4) | 257 (1.7) |
Other causes (%) | 206 (7.0) | 336 (6.5) | 761 (8.9) | 1143 (7.4) |
Person-years follow-up | 36,488 | 91,422 | 165,910 | 388,117 |