Table 1

 Response to ECRHS II stage 1 in random sample

CountryCentreResponded to ECRHS I stage 2/target for ECRHS II (where different)Responded to ECRHS II (% of target)Median (IQR) length of follow up (years)Female(%)Mean age of ECRHS IMean age of ECRHS II
IQR = interquartile range.
IcelandReykjavik563445 (79.0)8.38 (8.36 to 8.52)53.933.141.7
NorwayBergen835658 (78.8)9.20 (9.19 to 9.24)50.532.041.2
SwedenUmea552459 (83.2)8.20 (8.19 to 8.25)50.333.141.3
Uppsala622513 (82.5)8.19 (8.16 to 8.23)52.032.440.6
Goteborg682548 (80.4)8.17 (8.16 to 8.20)54.232.640.8
EstoniaTartu431352 (81.7)5.22 (5.20 to 5.36)58.831.236.5
DenmarkAarhus394321 (81.5)7.76 (7.76 to 7.78)56.132.740.5
BelgiumAntwerp City564403 (71.5)8.59 (8.55 to 8.64)60.332.741.3
South Antwerp558432 (77.4)9.34 (9.25 to 9.42)53.033.442.7
GermanyHamburg1252/900672 (74.7)9.77 (8.84 to 9.94)50.333.743.2
Erfurt731/715548 (76.6)8.74 (8.62 to 8.88)49.333.542.2
NetherlandsGeleen415/369258 (69.9)10.91 (10.89 to 11.10)53.934.345.3
UKCaerphilly380263 (69.2)11.14 (10.97 to 11.63)58.935.246.4
Norwich473408 (86.3)7.77 (7.53 to 8.04)59.833.341.1
Ipswich448389 (86.8)7.42 (7.27 to 7.77)56.333.340.9
SwitzerlandBasel853/852513 (60.2)10.24 (10.08 to 10.32)52.233.443.6
FranceBordeaux544167 (30.7)9.64 (9.40 to 9.88)46.132.642.2
Paris651493 (75.7)8.49 (7.86 to 8.62)54.435.644.2
Grenoble473417 (88.2)10.04 (9.81 to 10.26)46.834.944.8
Montpellier456285 (62.5)7.33 (6.73 to 8.38)49.135.743.2
SpainOviedo357310 (86.8)6.86 (6.66 to 7.11)50.633.940.8
Galdakao486429 (88.3)7.02 (6.82 to 7.40)50.331.638.7
Barcelona392314 (80.1)7.28 (6.94 to 7.52)58.932.539.8
Albacete435393 (90.3)6.92 (6.70 to 7.21)53.731.738.6
Huelva271223 (82.3)6.89 (6.43 to 7.43)52.932.339.2
ItalyVerona342254 (74.3)7.80 (7.75 to 8.12)48.832.940.8
Pavia310288 (92.9)7.39 (7.08 to 7.59)48.334.441.7
Turin244176 (72.1)6.94 (6.72 to 7.49)51.133.240.4
USAPortland731/380238 (62.6)8.01 (7.74 to 8.17)55.535.843.8
Total target1467911169 (76.1)52.933.341.7