Finnish Population Cohort Research Articles

The prevalence of PSE-CATEGO disorders in a Finnish adult population cohort

A normal Finnish population cohort, originally aged 15-64 years, has been followed psychiatrically for 16 years. In the 16-year follow-up, 742 of the original sample of 1000 persons could be contacted and personally examined i.a. by means of the full 140-item version of the PSE. The age-adjusted prevalence of mental disorders in the population aged 30-80 years was 9.9% (6.9% in men and 12.4% in women). The prevalence of psychotic conditions was exceptionally high in comparison to other studies, 2.7%. The occurrence of mental disorders was associated with marital status and social class in men but not in women. Other factors examined, namely age, education, occupational category and experience of unemployment during the follow-up period, were not associated with the occurrence of mental disorders. The results are compared with the results from other studies using the same case finding method.

Four-year incidence of myocardial infarction and sudden coronary death in twelve Finnish population cohorts.

The incidence of myocardial infarction (MI) and sudden coronary death in four years was studied in 6510 men and 5800 women, aged 30-59 years, derived from 12 Finnish population cohorts constituting the invited population to a prospective study. The incidence of all fatal coronary events in four years was 13.0/1 000 in men and 1.8/1 000 in women. The incidence of sudden coronary death was 7.8/1 000 in men and 0.7/1 000 in women. The incidence of non-fatal MI was 22.2/1 000 in men and 7.3/1 000 in women. Coronary mortality was significantly higher in non-participants in the initial survey than in participants. The incidence of MI was highest in men from eastern Finland (North Karelia), intermediate in men from central and western Finland and lowest in men from southwestern Finland. There were no significant regional differences in the incidence of MI in women. The incidence of MI in this study was in good agreement with that recorded in the myocardial community registers.