Table 1

Characteristics of the 48 333 440 person-years of follow-up within the study cohort of 2 860 448 persons

CharacteristicsForce-years
<5≥5 to <10≥10 to 30
28 798 257
person-years
9 410 812
person-years
10 124 371
person-years
%MeanSD%MeanSD%MeanSD
Sex
 Male41.254.979.9
 Female58.845.120.1
Age47.011.644.912.147.811.6
  • Mean force-years for men and women with force-years <5: 1.5 (SD 1.5) and 1.8 (SD 1.5).

  • Mean force-years for men and women with force-years ≥5 to <10: 7.5 (SD 1.5) and 7.2 (SD 1.6).

  • Mean force-years for men and women with force-years ≥10 to 30: 13.9 (SD 3.0) and 11.5 (SD 2.3).