Table 1 Differences and similarities in the randomly selected cohorts of Sweden and Estonia

Men/Women

185/169 (52%/48%)

96/130

(42%/58%)

281/299 (48%/52%)

0.021

Never-smokers/Ex-smokers/Smokers

171/124/53 (49%/36%/15%)

107/30/89 (47%/13%/39%)

278/154/142 (48%/27%/25%)

< 0.0001

Atopy, no/yes

244/104 (70%/30%)

176/47

(79%/21%)

420/151

(74%/26%)

0.020

Asthma, no/yes

318/29

(92%/8%)

221/5

(98%/2%)

539/34

(94%/6%)

0.002

ECP434(G>C)

GG/GC/CC

190/146/13 (54%/42%/4%)

147/73/5 (65%/32%/2%)

337/219/18 (59%/38%/3%)

0.030

ECP562(G>C)

GG/GC/CC

231/110/7 (66%/32%/2%)

169/53/3 (75%/24%/1%)

400/163/10 (70%/28%/2%)

Ns

ECP c.-38(A>C)

AA/AC/CC

77/182/89 (22%/52%/26%)

39/115/71 (17%/51%/32%)

116/297/160 (20%/52%/28%)

Ns