Table 2. Baseline socio demographic and clinical characteristics of study population, by socioeconomic status.

		% Women	Age in years:mean (SD)	% Currentsmoker	% High- riskalcohol intake	% Obesity	% Hyper-tension	% Diabetes
Total		51.1	45.4 (18.3)	17.3	1.3	11.9	16.8	6.2
MEDEA quintile	First	53.3	46.9 (18.7)	13.8	1.0	7.9	15.4	4.8
	Second	52.2	46.0 (18.4)	16.3	1.2	10.7	16.7	5.8
	Third	51.3	45.7 (18.3)	17.9	1.3	12.3	17.3	6.3
	Fourth	50.6	45.3 (18.6)	18.7	1.4	13.6	17.5	6.8
	Fifth	48.3	43.6 (18.1)	19.3	1.6	14.5	16.9	7.1

All p-values (weighted one-way ANOVA contrasts) <0.0001.