The Study of Men Born in 1943

Condition(s) studied

Study summary

A random sample a random sample of half of all men born in 1943 and living in the city of Gothenburg, Sweden, have been investigated in 1993 at 50 years of age and will be followed continuously with repeated re-examinations and follow-up concerning mortality and cardiovascular diseased. Out of 1463 invited men, 798 (54.5%) accepted the invitation and is included in this longitudinal cohort study.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Cardiovascular diseases — from date of first examination until the date of endpoint or date of death from any cause, whichever come first assessed up to 20, 30, 40 and 50 years
  Alla major cardiovascular events including cardiovascular death, myocardial Infarction, congestive heart failure atrial fibrillation, stroke and venous thromboembolism

Trial sites (1)

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