Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics, number of deaths, and person-years follow-up by education group
Education | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Low | Medium | High | Missing | |
Number of people, n | 288,307 | 406,854 | 304,075 | 70,409 |
Women,% | 51.8 | 49.2 | 51.9 | 52.8 |
Age at entry, % | ||||
30–49 | 34.6 | 66.1 | 75.6 | 52.3 |
50–64 | 26.9 | 20.6 | 17.4 | 11.0 |
65–79 | 29.0 | 11.0 | 6.1 | 9.4 |
80+ | 9.5 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 27.3 |
Marital status, % | ||||
Never married | 19.6 | 33.1 | 38.2 | 23.1 |
Previously married | 26.9 | 16.2 | 10.5 | 29.1 |
Married | 53.5 | 50.7 | 51.3 | 46.4 |
Missing | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
Born in Sweden, % | 83.6 | 83.7 | 79.7 | 31.5 |
Deaths, number | ||||
Rheumatoid arthritis | 908 | 397 | 102 | 105 |
Other MSK disorders | 2305 | 1097 | 323 | 477 |
Non-MSK disorders | 99,340 | 53,243 | 19,217 | 22,507 |
Person-years follow-up | 3,598,592 | 5,200,412 | 3,404,203 | 451,261 |