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Table 1 The population in the first-generation study and number of cardiomyopathy (CMP) cases categorized by sex

From: Cardiomyopathy among first- and second-generation immigrants in Sweden: a nationwide total population study

 

Men

Women

Population

CMPs

Population

CMPs

Number

%

Number

%

Number

%

Number

%

Total population

2,971,780

 

20,780

 

3,151,881

 

12,541

 

Immigrant status

 Swedish

2,447,554

82.4

18,214

87.7

2,641,121

83.8

11,042

88.0

 Foreign-born

524,226

17.6

2566

12.3

510,760

16.2

1499

12.0

Age (years)

 18–39

1,175,337

39.5

3422

16.5

1,161,867

36.9

1826

14.6

 40–49

514,669

17.3

4293

20.7

527,494

16.7

2259

18.0

 50–59

531,650

17.9

6333

30.5

534,858

17.0

3762

30.0

 60+

750,124

25.2

6732

32.4

927,662

29.4

4694

37.4

Educational level

 ≤ 9

1,124,487

37.8

8013

38.6

1,164,144

36.9

4885

39.0

 10–12

1,188,546

40.0

8621

41.5

1,244,466

39.5

5117

40.8

 > 12

658,747

22.2

4146

20.0

743,271

23.6

2539

20.2

Region of residence

 Large cities

1,297,742

43.7

10,431

50.2

1,413,075

44.8

6363

50.7

 Southern Sweden

915,205

30.8

6605

31.8

992,116

31.5

4109

32.8

 Northern Sweden

758,833

25.5

3744

18.0

746,690

23.7

2069

16.5

Marital status

 Married

1,763,061

59.3

13,368

64.3

1,711,978

54.3

7314

58.3

 Not married

1,208,719

40.7

7412

35.7

1,439,903

45.7

5227

41.7

Neighborhood deprivation

 Low

641,838

21.6

4581

22.0

688,303

21.8

2896

23.1

 Middle

1,584,047

53.3

12,352

59.4

1,730,620

54.9

7395

59.0

 High

430,330

14.5

3276

15.8

470,311

14.9

2040

16.3

 Unknown

315,565

10.6

571

2.7

262,647

8.3

210

1.7

Diagnosis of diabetes

253,232

8.5

4080

19.6

208,090

6.6

1833

14.6

Diagnosis of COPD

165,770

5.6

2732

13.1

212,661

6.7

2251

17.9

Diagnosis of alcoholism

111,223

3.7

1525

7.3

53,170

1.7

398

3.2

Diagnosis of coronary heart disease

393,288

13.2

7842

37.7

274,604

8.7

4366

34.8

Diagnosis of hypertension

539,167

18.1

9287

44.7

585,632

18.6

6027

48.1

Diagnosis of atrial fibrillation

282,384

9.5

9421

45.3

240,166

7.6

3608

28.8

Diagnosis of stroke

249,927

8.4

3075

14.8

243,457

7.7

1812

14.4

Diagnosis of congestive heart disease

229,979

7.7

15,283

73.5

214,820

6.8

7190

57.3

Diagnosis of amyloidosis

2345

0.1

422

2.0

1832

0.1

168

1.3

Diagnosis of systemic connective tissue disorders

33,014

1.1

461

2.2

78,405

2.5

647

5.2

Diagnosis of sarcoidosis

8889

0.3

149

0.7

7830

0.2

91

0.7

Diagnosis of hemochromatosis

2712

0.1

34

0.2

1795

0.1

25

0.2

Diagnosis of thyroid disorders

30,175

1.0

667

3.2

148,086

4.7

1178

9.4

Diagnosis of chronic rheumatic heart disease

4785

0.2

223

1.1

6524

0.2

168

1.3

Diagnosis of non-rheumatic valvular heart disease

79,755

2.7

2754

13.3

70,819

2.2

1626

13.0

Diagnosis of cancer

556,348

18.7

5212

25.1

561,840

17.8

3342

26.6