Table 1

Prevalence (%) of risk factors, measured over the life-course, among men and women, by IQ-test result group

Prevalence within each group of IQ-test results (9=highest result, 1=lowest result)
987654321Missing
Men56.454.451.952.250.048.84849.151.653.1
Women43.645.748.147.850.051.252.150.948.446.9
Alcohol-related admission1.9 (14)1.1 (12)1.7 (43)2.6 (85)3 (113)3.7 (112)3.9 (98)6.1 (77)6.6 (49)4.1 (74)
Alcohol-related death0.3 (2)0.4 (5)0.6 (14)0.5 (15)0.8 (30)0.6 (19)0.8 (21)1 (13)1.1 (8)0.9 (17)
Father’s education, low71.1075.882.386.690.891.692.694.294.179
Mother’s education, low84.887.590.993.194.395.295.595.393.981.6
Father’s SEP
 Manual23.028.63336.341.944.848.953.55842.1
 Non-manual50.747.236.134.327.123.12014.49.524.3
Mother’s SEP
 Manual21.026.13234.140.142.646.749.257.240.8
 Non-manual58.155.544.540.634.229.326.421.615.030.0
Father with alcohol-related diagnosis1.92.62.74.03.53.74.34.94.94.8
Mother with alcohol-related diagnosis0.60.41.51.21.00.81.11.60.71
Divorced parents12.512.215.416.818.120.018.824.026.424.4
SEP as an adult, lowest7.08.311.614.419.621.929.735.438.623.1
Number of individuals (total)73011262483327637903071248612567401799
  • Number of cases (N) for alcohol-related admission and death within parentheses.

  • SEP, socioeconomic position.