Study variables | No of participants | Quantity of alcohol consumption | ||||||||
<0.5 drinks per week−1* | ≥0.5 and ≤3 drinks per week−1 | >3 and ≤7 drinks per week−1 | >7 drinks per week−1 | |||||||
Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | |
Number of participants | 613 | 566 | 98 | 86 | 364 | 344 | 123 | 110 | 28 | 26 |
Categorical variables (%) | ||||||||||
Education | ||||||||||
Primary–secondary | 86 (400) | 67 (367) | 64 (61) | 75 (63) | 66 (244) | 68 (234) | 67 (81) | 31 (66) | 50 (14) | 50 (13) |
Tertiary | 24 (205) | 33 (187) | 36 (34) | 26 (22) | 33 (117) | 32 (109) | 33 (40) | 40 (43) | 50 (14) | 50 (13) |
Smoking | ||||||||||
Never–former | 77 (451) | 74 (435) | 83 (46) | 76 (70) | 74 (451) | 78 (266) | 70 (86) | 75 (83) | 64 (18) | 62 (16) |
Current | 23 (151) | 26 (126) | 17 (23) | 24 (14) | 26 (84) | 22 (75) | 30 (36) | 25 (27) | 36 (10) | 38 (10) |
Marital status | ||||||||||
Living alone | 41 (249) | 36 (203) | 47 (46) | 36 (47) | 39 (142) | 33 (115) | 40 (49) | 39 (43) | 43 (13) | 54 (14) |
Cohabiting | 59 (363) | 64 (362) | 53 (52) | 64 (55) | 61 (222) | 67 (228) | 60 (73) | 61 (67) | 57 (16) | 46 (12) |
Continuous variables: mean (SD) | ||||||||||
Age (years) | 49.3 (13.6) | 49.0 (13.5) | 49.1 (14.9) | 51.4 (15.5) | 49.2 (13.7) | 49.0 (13.0) | 49.6 (13.2) | 48.4 (13.1) | 49.6 (11.7) | 44.0 (12.7) |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26.3 (4.0) | 26.3 (3.7) | 27.3 (4.9) | 27.3 (4.6) | 26.1 (3.9) | 26.1 (3.7) | 26.2 (3.7) | 26.2 (3.3) | 25.9 (2.4) | 25.9 (2.9) |
Physical activity index | 2.1 (0.8) | 2.2 (0.8) | 2.0 (0.8) | 2.1 (0.7) | 2.2 (0.8) | 2.1 (0.8) | 2.0 (0.9) | 2.2 (0.8) | 2.1 (0.8) | 2.2 (0.8) |
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 127 (17) | 133 (14) | 127 (17) | 132 (15) | 127 (17) | 133 (14) | 126 (16) | 133 (14) | 130 (25) | 133 (12) |
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 71 (10) | 77 (10) | 70 (9.6) | 77 (10) | 71 (10) | 77 (10) | 73 (10) | 77 (10) | 75 (13) | 74(8) |
Serum HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.48 (0.34) | 1.35 (0.33) | 1.47 (0.41) | 1.44 (0.36) | 1.47 (0.32) | 1.39 (0.35) | 1.45 (0.29) | 1.34 (0.33) | 1.49 (0.43) | 1.42 (0.34) |
*Reported consuming less than one alcoholic drink consumption in a regular 2-week period.
HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.