Table 1 Descriptive information on databases included in the analyses
Country | Mortality data | Survey data | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type of data | Follow-up period | No of person yrs at risk | Year | No. of respondents | |
Western Europe | |||||
Belgium | Longitudinal | 1991–1996 | 24861015 | 1997/2001 | 18481 |
Switzerland | Longitudinal | 1990–2000 | 27910587 | NA | NA |
Nordic countries | |||||
Sweden | Longitudinal | 1991–2000 | 43042216 | 2000/2001 | 11484 |
Finland | Longitudinal | 1990–2000 | 25874201 | 1994/’96/’98/’00/’02’04 | 20371 |
Denmark | Longitudinal | 1996–2000 | 13926290 | 2000 | 16690 |
Norway | Longitudinal | 1990–2000 | 19956767 | 2002 | 6827 |
Southern Europe | |||||
Italy (Turin) | Longitudinal | 1991–2001 | 4873109 | 1999/2000† | 118245 |
Spain (Barcelona) | Longitudinal | 1992–2001 | 8151810 | ||
Spain (Madrid region) | Longitudinal | 1996–1997 | 3663332 | 2001† | 20748 |
Spain (Basque country) | CS* linked | 1996–2001 | 6098457 | ||
Baltic region | |||||
Estonia | CS* unlinked | 1998–2002 | 3435255 | 2002/2004 | 4376 |
Lithuania | CS* linked | 2000–2002 | 5156703 | 1994/’96/’98/’00/’02/’04 | 11647 |
Central and Eastern Europe | |||||
Slovenia | Longitudinal | 1991–2000 | 9647451 | 2002 | 1489 |
Poland | CS* unlinked | 2001–2003 | 54883245 | NA | NA |
Czech republic | CS* unlinked | 1999–2003 | 25761450 | 2002 | 2476 |
Hungary | CS* unlinked | 1999–2002 | 21031348 | 2000/2003 | 10532 |