Description of total cohort of 49 321 Swedish male conscripts born in 1949–1951 with respect to self-reported levels of alcohol consumption and different “risk use” of alcohol behaviors established at conscription in 1969–1970.

aConscripts provided no answers to the questions on frequency and consumption level of beer, wine and spirit, therefore, the weekly level of consumption could not be calculated.bSubjects were classified as having “risk use” if at least one of the following condition was fulfilled: having a history of being apprehended for drunkenness, needing an eye-opener to overcome hangover, having been drunk often/quite often, reporting alcohol consumption measured as more than 250 g 100% alcohol/week.cConscripts provided no answers to any of the questions to compose the variable “risk use” of alcohol of.