Table 1.
Characteristics of study sample
| Men (n=21 777) | Women (n=28 459) | Total (n=50 236) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survey wave | ||||
| 1995 | 3176 (15%) | 4002 (14%) | 7178 (14%) | |
| 1998 | 3491 (16%) | 4541 (16%) | 8032 (16%) | |
| 2003 | 3165 (15%) | 4055 (14%) | 7220 (14%) | |
| 2008 | 2327 (11%) | 3056 (11%) | 5383 (11%) | |
| 2009 | 2656 (12%) | 3505 (12%) | 6161 (12%) | |
| 2010 | 2552 (12%) | 3482 (12%) | 6034 (12%) | |
| 2011 | 2667 (12%) | 3573 (13%) | 6240 (12%) | |
| 2012 | 1743 (8%) | 2245 (8%) | 3988 (8%) | |
| Age at interview (years) | 48·3 (17·5) | 48·0 (17·5) | 48·1 (17·5) | |
| Smoking status*† | ||||
| Never smoker | 9345 (43%) | 13 414 (47%) | 22 759 (45%) | |
| Ex-smoker | 6629 (30%) | 7293 (26%) | 13 922 (28%) | |
| Current light smoker | 1126 (5%) | 1911 (7%) | 3037 (6%) | |
| Current moderate smoker | 2208 (10%) | 3314 (12%) | 5522 (11%) | |
| Current heavy smoker | 2268 (10%) | 2403 (8%) | 4671 (9%) | |
| Body-mass index (kg/m2) | 27·4 (4·6) | 27·3 (5·7) | 27·4 (5·3) | |
| Drinking status*‡ | ||||
| Never drinker | 766 (4%) | 2169 (8%) | 2935 (6%) | |
| Ex-drinker | 1153 (5%) | 1787 (6%) | 2940 (6%) | |
| Light drinker | 8626 (40%) | 15 147 (53%) | 23 773 (47%) | |
| Moderate drinker | 5033 (23%) | 4716 (17%) | 9749 (19%) | |
| Heavy drinker | 4764 (22%) | 3798 (13%) | 8562 (17%) | |
| Excessive drinker | 1257 (6%) | 643 (2%) | 1900 (4%) | |
| Binge drinking in past week* | ||||
| Never or ex-drinker | 1919 (9%) | 3956 (14%) | 5875 (12%) | |
| No binge drinking | 11 307 (52%) | 15 110 (53%) | 26 417 (53%) | |
| Binge drinking§ | 4236 (19%) | 3206 (11%) | 7442 (15%) | |
| Total person-years | 186 123·7 | 243 862·5 | 429 986·2 | |
| Alcohol admissions and deaths | 655 (3%) | 367 (1%) | 1022 (2%) | |
| Alcohol admissions and deaths, or prescriptions | 817 (4%) | 581 (2%) | 1398 (3%) | |
Data are number of participants (%) or mean (SD).
*
Numbers do not sum to total because of missing values.
†
Light smoker defined as fewer than ten cigarettes per day, moderate smoker as ten to 19 cigarettes per day, and current heavy smoker as 20 or more cigarettes per day.
‡
Light drinker defined as 1–10 units per week for men, 1–7 units per week for women; moderate drinker as 11–20 units for men, 8–13 units for women; heavy drinker as 21–50 units for men, 14–35 units for women; and excessive drinker as ≥51 units for men, ≥36 units for women.
§
Defined as >6 units per day for women and >8 units per day for men.