Table 1.
Baseline characteristics (ethanol drinkers vs. non-drinkers and incident ET cases vs. control subjects)
| Baseline characteristics | Ethanol Drinkers n = 1,838 |
Non-drinkers n = 1,447 |
Incident ET cases n = 76 |
Control subjects n = 3,209 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years (mean ± SD) | 73.1 ± 6.5*** | 74.1 ± 6.7 | 73.7 ± 6.4 | 73.5 ± 6.6 |
| Gender (women) | 648 (35.3%)*** | 1,219 (84.2%) | 45 (59.2%) | 1,822 (56.8%) |
| Educational level Illiterate Can read and write Primary studies Secondary studies |
159 (8.7%)*** 823 (44.8%) 519 (28.2%) 337 (18.3%) |
257 (17.8%) 566 (39.1%) 455 (31.4%) 169 (11.7%) |
12 (15.8%) 35 (46.1%) 18 (23.7%) 11 (14.5%) |
404 (12.6%) 1,354 (42.2%) 956 (29.8%) 495 (15.4%) |
| Cigarette Smoker Current Past Never |
341 (18.6%)*** 773 (42.1%) 723 (39.4%) |
53 (3.7%) 141 (9.7%) 1,253 (86.6%) |
5 (6.6%) 21 (27.6%) 50 (65.8%) |
389 (12.1%) 893 (27.8%) 1,926 (60.0%) |
| Cigarette Pack-years | 24.3 ± 32.0*** | 5.0 ± 18.0 | 9.3 ± 17.8** | 16.0 ± 28.6 |
| Depressive symptoms (Screening question “Do you suffer from depression?”) | 417 (22.7%)*** | 428 (29.7%) | 28 (36.8%)* | 817 (25.5%) |
| Use of an antidepressant medication | 27 (1.5%)** | 41 (2.8%) | 3 (3.9%) | 65 (2.0%) |
| Community Las Margaritas Lista Arévalo |
622 (33.8%)*** 726 (39.5%) 490 (26.7%) |
497 (34.3%) 369 (25.5%) 581 (40.2%) |
38 (50.0%)** 14 (18.4%) 24 (31.6%) |
1,081 (33.7%) 1,081 (33.7%) 1,047 (32.6%) |
| Baseline Drink-years mean ± SD, (median) | 61.9 ± 70.6 (26.3)a | 56.7 ± 71.0 (16.8) | ||
| Baseline Drink-years by smoking strata Non-smokers Cigarette pack-year tertile 1 Cigarette pack-year tertile 2 Cigarette pack-year tertile 3 |
34.5 ± 51.1 (0.0) 94.9 ± 49.2 (98.0) 112.0 ± 93.2 (114.0) 175.5 ± 43.2 (156.0)*a |
31.7 ± 55.8 (0.0) 80.4 ± 69.9 (78.0) 91.8 ± 73.0 (104.0) 110.0 ± 77.9 (116.0) |
*
p< 0.05
**
p < 0.01
***
p < 0.001 (ethanol drinkers vs. non-drinkers; incident ET cases vs. control subjects).
a
Mann Whitney test