| variables |
alcohol drinking status |
| Non-drinking
(n=1707) |
£25g/day
(n=84) |
26-50g/day
(n=176) |
>50g/day
(n=596) |
| Age(year) |
45.1± 12.4 |
50.0±14.3† |
49.8±12.3† |
49.2±11.3† |
| Male,%(95%CI) |
21.7(19.8-23.8) |
48.8(37.9-60.0)† |
56.3(48.6-63.7)† |
90.4(87.8-92.7)†‡∆ |
| Smoking,% (95%CI) |
31.3(29.1-33.5) |
48.8(37.9-60.0)† |
68.8(61.3-75.5)†‡ |
74.7(71.0-78.1) †‡∆ |
| Body mass index (kg/m2)* |
21.9(19.9-24.5) |
21.8(19.9-25.0) |
21.5(19.4-23.9) |
21.2(19.6-23.6) † |
| Overweight(BMI³25kg/m2),
% (95%CI) |
22.0(20.0-24.0) |
25.0(16.2-35.6) |
17.6(12.3-24.1) |
15.4(12.7-18.6) † |
| Waist circumference(cm)* |
79(73-86) |
81(75-89) |
80(75-88) |
80(76-88) |
| Central obesity,% (95%CI) |
43.2(40.8-45.6) |
47.6(36.6-58.8) |
38.6(31.4-46.3) |
36.6 (32.7-40.6)† |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) * |
0.9(0.6-1.3) |
0.9(0.7-1.5) |
1.0(0.7-1.5)† |
1.1(0.7-2.0) †‡ |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) * |
3.5(2.9-4.3) |
3.7(3.0-4.8) |
3.8(3.2-4.5)† |
3.7(3.1-4.6)† |
| LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) |
2.2(1.6-2.8) |
2.3(1.7-3.1) |
2.2(1.7-2.9) |
2.2(1.6-2.9) |
| HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) |
1.2±0.3 |
1.2±0.3 |
1.2±0.4 |
1.2±0.3 |
| High triglycerides, % (95%CI) |
12.3(10.8-14.0) |
20.5(12.4-30.8) |
20.1(14.4-26.8)† |
31.1(27.4-35.0) †∆ |
| High total cholesterol,
% (95%CI) |
8.3(7.1-9.7) |
14.6(7.8-24.2) |
12.1(7.6-17.9) |
14.4(11.6-17.5) † |
| High LDL-cholesterol,
% (95%CI) |
12.6(11.1-14.3) |
21.9(13.6-32.5) |
14.5(9.6-20.6) |
16.3(13.4-19.5) |
| Low LDL-cholesterol,% (95%CI) |
38.4(36.1-40.8) |
40.2(29.6-51.7) |
35.3(28.2-42.9) |
34.1(30.2-38.0) |
| Systolic BP(mmHg)* |
120(110-137) |
130(114-141)† |
127(119-144)† |
130(120-148) † |
| Diastolic BP(mmHg)* |
80(74-90) |
82(79-91) |
85(80-95)† |
88(80-99) †‡ |
| Hypertension,% (95%CI) |
31.3(29.1-33.5) |
34.5(24.5-45.7) |
46.6(39.1-54.2)† |
52.3(48.3-56.4) †‡ |
| Family history of
Hypertension, % (95%CI) |
10.5(9.0-11.9) |
13.1(6.7-22.2) |
10.8(6.6-16.3) |
21.1(17.8-24.4) †‡∆ |
| Heart rate(beats/min) |
76(64-84) |
75(68-84) |
72(68-80)† |
72(68-80) † |
| C-reactive protein(mg/L)* |
5.5(3.7-10.5) |
7.4(4.3-15.1)† |
6.8(4.1-11.4)† |
7.0(4.6-13.7) † |
| High C- reactive protein,% |
23.6(21.5-25.6) |
34.5(24.5-45.7) |
26.2(19.8-33.4) |
27.1(23.5-30.7) |
| Fasting insulin(µIU/mL) * |
12.1(8.9-14.9) |
12.5(10.3-16.1) |
11.6(8.3-15.1) |
11.9(8.4-15.3) |
BMI: body mass index;
*: variables were described as median and quartile range;
†: Compared to non drinking group, P<0.05;
‡: Compared to drinkers with ≤25g/day, P<0.05;
Δ: Compared to drinkers with 26-50g/day, P<0.05. |
