Table 1 Characteristics of the study population
|  | Men (N = 2699) | Women (N = 3801) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N | % | N | % |
Strong alcohol consumption in past12 months | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Has not drunk | 399 | 14.8 | 1345 | 35.4 |
  A few times a month or less | 1878 | 69.6 | 2357 | 62.0 |
  At least a few times a week | 422 | 15.6 | 99 | 2.6 |
Wine consumption in past 12Â months | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Has not drunk | 1223 | 45.3 | 988 | 26.0 |
  A few times a month or less | 1281 | 47.5 | 2520 | 66.3 |
  At least a few times a week | 195 | 7.2 | 293 | 7.7 |
Beer consumption in past 12Â months | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Has not drunk | 640 | 23.7 | 2214 | 58.3 |
  A few times a month or less | 930 | 34.5 | 1313 | 34.5 |
  At least a few times a week | 1129 | 41.8 | 274 | 7.2 |
Light alcoholic drinks consumption in past 12Â months | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Has not drunk | 1780 | 66.0 | 2092 | 55.0 |
  A few times a month or less | 763 | 28.2 | 1528 | 40.2 |
  At least a few times a week | 156 | 5.8 | 181 | 4.8 |
Smoking | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Has never smoked | 607 | 22.5 | 1976 | 52.0 |
  Has smoked in the past | 771 | 28.6 | 791 | 20.8 |
  Current smoker | 1321 | 48.9 | 1034 | 27.2 |
BMI | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Normal weight (18.5–24.99) | 1090 | 40.4 | 1863 | 49.0 |
  Underweight (<18.50) | 19 | 0.7 | 100 | 2.6 |
  Overweight (25–29.99) | 1103 | 40.9 | 1114 | 29.3 |
  Obesity (≥30) | 487 | 18.0 | 724 | 19.1 |
General practitioner | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  No | 941 | 34.9 | 973 | 25.6 |
  Yes | 1758 | 65.1 | 2828 | 74.4 |
Specialized care | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  No | 1754 | 65.0 | 1702 | 44.8 |
  Yes | 945 | 35.0 | 2099 | 55.2 |
Hospitalization | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  No | 2416 | 89.5 | 3387 | 89.1 |
  Yes | 283 | 10.5 | 414 | 10.9 |
Ambulance calls | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  No | 2517 | 93.3 | 3551 | 93.4 |
  Yes | 182 | 6.7 | 250 | 6.6 |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  University | 559 | 20.7 | 1091 | 28.7 |
  Upper secondary | 1699 | 63.0 | 2347 | 61.7 |
  Lower secondary | 441 | 16.3 | 363 | 9.6 |
Household income | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Higher 1/3 | 873 | 32.4 | 977 | 25.7 |
  Mid 1/3 | 1005 | 37.2 | 1515 | 40.0 |
  Lower 1/3 | 821 | 30.4 | 1309 | 34.3 |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Estonians | 1906 | 70.6 | 2619 | 68.9 |
  Russians | 644 | 23.9 | 960 | 25.3 |
  Other | 149 | 5.5 | 222 | 5.8 |
Age group | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  25-29 | 333 | 12.3 | 422 | 11.1 |
  30-34 | 355 | 13.2 | 485 | 12.8 |
  35-39 | 312 | 11.6 | 450 | 11.8 |
  40-44 | 354 | 13.1 | 455 | 12.0 |
  45-49 | 338 | 12.5 | 514 | 13.5 |
  50-54 | 360 | 13.3 | 508 | 13.4 |
  55-59 | 314 | 11.6 | 495 | 13.0 |
  60-64 | 333 | 12.4 | 472 | 12.4 |