The mean self-reported alcohol consumption in the 112 117 UKB individuals who contributed to the analysis in the present study was 15.13 units per week (s.d.=16.56). The mean age of participants was 59.6 (s.d.=7.95). The sample comprised 59 088 females (52.7%). Females had a significantly lower mean weekly alcohol intake compared with males (10.03 (s.d.=11.83) vs 20.81 (s.d.=19.04) units per week), P⩽2 × 10−16.
