Years 7 and 20 health characteristics of participants by changes in alcohol consumption status
| Comorbidities* | Year 7 | Year 20 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continued non-drinker | Became drinker | Stayed drinker | Quit drinking | p Value† | Continued non-drinker | Became drinker | Stayed drinker | Quit drinking | p Value† | |
| High blood pressure (%) | 11.0 | 5.8 | 7.7 | 10.5 | 0.012 | 27.1 | 15.2 | 19.3 | 28.9 | <0.001 |
| Stroke or TIA (%) | – | – | – | – | – | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.318 |
| Diabetes (%) | 4.7 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.001 | 9.2 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 9.5 | 0.007 |
| Liver disease (%) | 1.2 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.281 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 0.161 |
| Hepatitis (%) | 1.0 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.165 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 0.421 |
| Digestive disease (%) | 5.5 | 7.1 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 0.116 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 9.5 | 0.554 |
| Cancer (%) | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 0.591 | 4.5 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 0.421 |
| Mental disorder (%) | 4.1 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 0.500 | 5.8 | 9.1 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 0.152 |
*Participants were asked if a physician had previously diagnosed them with the chronic conditions.
†Overall p values calculated using χ2 test.
TIA, transient ischaemic attack.