Table 1.
Characteristics of study population at baseline visit.
| Characteristic | Participants (n = 6,967) |
|---|---|
| Sex | n (%) |
| Male | 3,594 (51.59) |
| Female | 3,373 (48.41) |
| Mean (standard deviation) | |
| Age | 59.95 (7.93) |
| Years of education | 10.87 (4.27) |
| Euro-Depression-Score | 1.86 (1.78) |
| Smoking status | n (%) |
| Non-smoking | 3,377 (48.47) |
| Smoking | 3,583 (51.43) |
| Missing | 7 (0.10) |
| Alcohol consumption | |
| “Almost every day” | 2,012 (28.91) |
| “5 or 6 days a week” | 214 (3.07) |
| “3 or 4 days a week” | 766 (11.01) |
| “Once or twice a week” | 1,864 (26.78) |
| “Once or twice a month” | 858 (12.33) |
| “Less than once a month” | 434 (6.24) |
| “Not at all in the last 6 months” | 812 (11.67) |
| Lifetime history of excessive drinking (obtained at wave 4) | |
| Yes | 136 (1.95) |
| No | 4,504 (64.65) |
| Missing | 2,327 (33.4) |
| Country | |
| Austria | 380 (5.45) |
| Germany | 456 (6.55) |
| Sweden | 943 (13.54) |
| Spain | 407 (5.84) |
| Italy | 638 (9.16) |
| France | 784 (11.25) |
| Denmark | 668 (9.59) |
| Greece | 1,000 (14.35) |
| Switzerland | 323 (4.64) |
| Belgium | 1,220 (17.51) |
| Israel | 148 (2.12) |