Source | Project name | Sample size | Women (%) | Average age at baseline (year) | Duration of follow up (year) |
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Viegi et al,22 2001 | Po River Delta Epidemiologic Study, North Italy | 1774 | 51 | 32 | 8 |
Chinn et al,12 2005 | European Community Respiratory Health Survey II, 27 centers, 26 were in western Europe and one was in the USA | 6654 | 51 | 34 | 9 |
Rijcken et al,13 1995 | Vlagtwedde-Vlaardingen study in the Netherlands | 1619 | 43 | 39 | 25 |
Jedrychowski et al,14 1986 | Cracow Study in Cracow, Poland | 1364 | 64 | 40 | 13 |
James et al,15 2005 | Busselton Health Study in Busselton, Western Australia | 9317 | 51 | 42 | 29 |
Tashkin et al,16 1984 | UCLA Population Studies in Los Angeles County, USA | 2401 | 54 | 46 | 5 |
Sherrill et al,17 1996 | Tucson Epidemiology Study of Obstructive Lung Disease in Tucson, Arizona, USA | 477 | 41 | 48 | 8 |
Connett et al,23 2003†| Lung Health Study, 10 centres, nine in the USA, one in Canada | 5346 | 37 | 48 | 5 |
Xu et al,18 1992 | Six Cities Study in the USA | 12 080 | 55 | 49 | 6 |
Vestbo et al,19 1996 | Copenhagen City Heart Study, Denmark | 9435 | 57 | 53 | 5 |
Griffith et al,20 2001 | Cardiovascular Health Study in the USA | 5242 | 57 | 73 | 7 |