Table 1

Characteristics of the study participants in the present study from the Copenhagen Centre for Prospective Studies, Denmark 1976–1993

	Mean alcohol (drinks/wk)	Male subjects (%)	Mean age (y)	Mean body mass index (kg/m²)	Current smokers (%)	Lowest educational level*(%)	Physically inactive†(%)
*The lowest educational level is less than eight years of education.
†Physically inactivity is defined as none or very little physical activity in leisure time.
Alcohol (drinks/wk)
<1	0.0	29	54	26	52	57	28
>1–<7	3.5	36	48	25	55	37	19
>7–<14	9.7	63	50	25	59	36	17
>14–<28	18.9	81	52	25	64	39	17
>28–<41	33.0	92	52	26	70	45	22
>41	60.0	93	51	26	76	49	27
Beer (drinks/wk)
0	0.0	36	51	25	49	41	25
<1	0.2	16	54	25	57	53	21
>1–<7	3.0	56	48	25	57	33	18
>7–<14	8.6	86	52	25	64	40	17
>14	27.3	93	51	26	74	50	24
Wine (drinks/wk)
0	0.0	60	54	25	58	53	26
<1	0.1	45	55	26	65	63	27
>1–<7	2.8	51	48	25	57	33	16
>7–<14	9.3	65	52	25	54	27	16
>14	20.8	62	52	25	62	23	17
Spirits (drinks/wk)
0	0.0	54	48	25	54	38	24
<1	0.1	33	53	25	59	54	22
>1–<7	2.6	63	49	25	61	37	17
>7–<14	8.8	75	60	26	62	47	17
>14	23.1	81	57	26	72	45	26