| |
| Men |
Women |
p |
| N |
101 |
64 |
|
| Age, years |
60 (6) |
62 (7) |
0.084 |
| |
Range |
50 – 76 |
50 – 77 |
|
| Body mass index, kg/m2 |
26.19 (3.80) |
25.85 (4.69) |
0.612 |
| Waist-hip ratio |
0.93 (0.07) |
0.84 (0.09) |
1.04×10-12 |
| HDL cholesterol, mg/dl |
59.36 (14.43) |
76.78 (21.07) |
2.61×10-9 |
| LDL cholesterol, mg/dl |
143.38 (35.12) |
147.20 (37.64) |
0.508 |
| Triglyceride, mg/dl |
147.59 (94.08) |
128.22 (72.66) |
0.163 |
| Ever smoker, n (%) |
64 (63.37%) |
27 (42.19%) |
0.012 |
| Alcohol intake1, n (%) |
40 (54.79) |
17 (38.64) |
0.133 |
| Alcohol intake, C2-units |
0.64 (0.88) |
0.38 (0.60) |
0.085 |
| High alcohol intake2, n (%) |
8 (10.96) |
3 (6.82) |
0.677 |
| Fatty liver disease, n (%) |
30 (29.70) |
20 (31.25) |
0.971 |
| Hypertension, n (%) |
66 (65.36) |
34 (53.13) |
0.161 |
| Prevalent diseases3, n (%) |
|
|
|
| 0 |
42 (41.58) |
18 (28.13) |
0.092 |
| 1 |
38 (37.62) |
31 (48.44) |
|
| 2 |
17 (16.83) |
8 (12.5) |
|
| 3 |
2 (1.98) |
6 (9.38) |
|
| 4 |
2 (1.98) |
1 (1.56) |
|
Data are given as mean (standard deviation) unless indicated otherwise. P values refer to a ?2 test or a Student t test, as appropriate.
1Data are based upon 117 individuals because of missing values (28 men, 20 female).
2High alcohol intake was defined as consuming more than 4 C2-units for men and 2 C2-units for women
3Number of prevalent diseases including cancer, chronic disease, any form of diabetes, gallstones, heart attack, inflammatory bowel disease and neuropathy |
