Table 1.

Main variables of interest by alcohol consumption at baseline (n = 45,384).

	N (%)	Glasses/week (mean)
Gender
Male	17,658 (38.91%)	5.68
Female	27,726 (61.09%)	3.14
Age group
< 40	5037 (11.10%)	3.69
41–50	7873 (17.35%)	3.85
51–60	16,149 (35.58%)	4.11
61–70	10,292 (22.68%)	4.64
> 70	6033 (13.29%)	4.02
Educational Attainment
Low	12,077 (27.24%)	3.88
Middle	16,881 (38.08%)	3.94
High	15,376 (34.68%)	4.55
Employment Status
Employed	27,057 (59.63%)	4.26
Retired	12,038 (26.53%)	4.34
Unemployed	1440 (3.17%)	3.67
Disabled	1098 (2.42%)	3.05
Other	3743 (8.25%)	2.99
Living arrangement
Living with others	39,100 (86.17%)	4.18
Living alone	6274 (13.83%)	3.77
Social Isolation
Low isolation (score <7)	35,967 (81.59%)	4.14
High isolation (score ≥7)	8114 (18.41%)	4.06