Table 1.
Descriptive information of alcohol use and covariates at baseline among all Finns and those with sickness absence (events) in the Health 2000 survey. All proportions are weighted
| Participants | Events 2000-2010 | Events 2004-2010 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 2051 | N = 1633 | |||
| N | % | % | % | |
| Alcohol use as predictor | ||||
| Lifelong abstainer | 227 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
| Former drinker | 498 | 13.5 | 14.2 | 14.6 |
| User, alcohol portions/week | ||||
| Light (1 − 6 (men), 1 − 4 (women) | 1406 | 38.6 | 37.6 | 38.2 |
| Moderate (7 − 22 (men), 5 − 11 (women) | 945 | 27.8 | 27.1 | 26.8 |
| High-volume drinker (≥ 23 (men), ≥12 (women) | 397 | 8.9 | 9.6 | 9.5 |
| Participants with an alcohol use disorder | 193 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 5.6 |
| All | 3666 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Covariates | ||||
| Age, mean (SD) | 42.7 (7.5) | 43.4 (7.3) | 43.4 (7.3) | |
| Gender, men | 1739 | 47.6 | 45.9 | 42.1 |
| Marital status, single vs. married/co-habiting | 851 | 23.3 | 24.1 | 23.5 |
| Chronic musculoskeletal disorders ≥ 1 | 1004 | 27.5 | 32.3 | 31.4 |
| Other chronic somatic disorders ≥ 1 | 1243 | 33.8 | 37.5 | 36.8 |
| Common mental disorders ≥ 1 | 526 | 14.4 | 17.5 | 17.3 |
| Other health behaviour | ||||
| BMI ≥ 30 | 639 | 17.6 | 20.5 | 20.9 |
| Daily smoking, yes vs. no | 996 | 27.3 | 31.0 | 30.3 |
| Leisure time exercise, passive vs. active | 926 | 25.1 | 26.8 | 26.2 |
| Occupational factors | ||||
| Educational level ≤ 9 yrs. | 651 | 17.5 | 20.4 | 18.3 |
| Job strain, yes vs. no | 525 | 14.4 | 16.3 | 15.9 |
| Occupational active; yes vs. no | 3378 | 92.4 | 92.9 | 93.7 |
| Physically strenuous work; yes vs. no | 939 | 25.6 | 30.6 | 29.5 |