CHD incidence rates standardised by age and smoking status
| Men | Women | |||||||
| Cohort sample | Person-years | Cases | Incidence per 100 000 | Cohort sample | Person-years | Cases | Incidence per 100 000 | |
| Never-drinkers | 618 | 6281 | 25 | 398 | 9047 | 93048 | 52 | 56 |
| Former drinkers | 1191 | 12074 | 60 | 497 | 1728 | 18185 | 16 | 88 |
| Low (<5 g/day) | 2108 | 21700 | 69 | 318 | 8721 | 90131 | 38 | 42 |
| Moderate (5–30 g/day) | 5103 | 52968 | 135 | 255 | 5488 | 57525 | 21 | 36 |
| High (30–90 g/day) | 5502 | 57132 | 159 | 278 | 782 | 8198 | 1 | 12 |
| Very high (>90 g/day) | 957 | 9869 | 33 | 334 | ||||
| Total | 15479 | 160024 | 481 | 301 | 25766 | 267088 | 128 | 48 |
CHD, coronary heart disease.