Characteristics of the study population (24 areas)
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Until June 2001. | |||
| †Until June 2001 (ICD-9 <800), excluding 1975–98 accidental causes. | |||
| ‡Estimated by a population specific job exposure matrix. | |||
| No. of participants | 6802 | 7482 | 14284 |
| No. of deaths (all natural causes)* | 1685 | 846 | 2531 |
| No. of deaths (all non-accidental causes)† | 1590 | 806 | 2396 |
| Age (y) | 42.4 | 42.0 | 42.2 |
| Smoking habits | |||
| No smokers, % | 21.6 | 34.5 | 28.3 |
| Passive smokers, % | 4.0 | 38.7 | 22.1 |
| Former smokers, % | 17.2 | 5.6 | 11.2 |
| Current smokers | |||
| (⩽9 g/day), % | 13.4 | 9.5 | 11.4 |
| (10 to ⩽19 g/day), % | 16.4 | 6.1 | 11.0 |
| (⩾20 g/day), % | 27.4 | 5.6 | 16.0 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | |||
| <20, % | 5.2 | 23.7 | 14.9 |
| [20–25], % | 57.4 | 59.7 | 58.6 |
| [25–30], % | 33.7 | 14.2 | 23.5 |
| ⩾30, % | 3.7 | 2.4 | 3.0 |
| Occupational exposure, %‡ | 28.1 | 18.2 | 23.5 |
| Educational level | |||
| Primary, % | 29.8 | 38.8 | 34.5 |
| Secondary, % | 47.6 | 49.7 | 48.7 |
| University, % | 22.6 | 11.5 | 16.8 |