Characteristics of the participants included in the study by socioeconomic status.

SD: Standard Deviation; Rate: Age- and sex- adjusted mortality rate per 1000 person-years (mean follow-up for mortality 15.0 years).ap for linear trend across socioeconomic categories.bAge- and sex-adjusted prevalence. Heavy drinking is defined as consuming ≥75 g of ethanol per week; obesity as body mass index≥30 kg/m2; diabetes as fasting blood glucose ≥7.0 mmol/l (126 mg/dl) (1989, 2004) or positive glucosuria or history of diabetes (1994); hypertension as blood pressure≥140/90 mm Hg; high cholesterol as total cholesterol ≥6.2 mmol/l (240 mg/dl).