Appendix.

Scores allocated to each measure to create socio-economic position, early life factor, health behaviors and psychosocial factor.

		Score
Socio-economic position
Employment grade	- High	2
	- Medium	1
	- Low	0
Early Life Factors
Father’s social class	- Non manual	1
	- Manual	0
Age left Education	- > 18 years	2
	- 17 – 18 years	1
	- ≤ 16 years	0
Height	- Tallest third	2
	- Middle third	1
	- Shortest third	0
Health behaviors
Smoking habit	- Never smokers	2
	- Ex-smokers	1
	- Current smokers	0
Alcohol	- None	0
	- 1–14	1
	- 15+	0
Physical activity	- Vigorous	2
	- Moderate	1
	- None/mild	0
Diet	- Good diet	1
	- Bad diet	0
Psychosocial factors
Decision latitude	- High	2
	- Medium	1
	- Low	0
Job demands	- Low	2
	- Medium	1
	- High	0
Work support	- High	2
	- Medium	1
	- Low	0