Participant and study summary.

SD: standard deviation. 1Study acronyms: DWECS: Danish Work Environment Cohort Study; FPS: Finnish Public Sector Study; HeSSup: Health and Social Support; HNR: Heinz Nixdorf Recall study; IPAW: Intervention Project on Absence and Well-being; POLS: Permanent Onderzoek Leefsituatie; PUMA: Burnout, Motivation and Job Satisfaction study; WOLF: Work Lipids and Fibrinogen. 2 Participants with complete data on job strain, age, sex and socioeconomic position. 2Moderate drinking (women: 1–14 drinks/week, men: 1–21 drinks/week); intermediate drinking (women: 15–20 drinks/week, men: 22–27 drinks/week); heavy drinking (women: > = 21 drinks/wk, men: > = 28 drinks/week).