Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population as a function of mean alcohol consumption over 10 years
| Alcohol consumption over 10 years |
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Occasional | Light | Moderate | High | |||
|
Drinks/week |
0 |
1–3 |
4–14 |
15–21 |
>21 |
p* | |
| N (%) | 59 (1.5) | 524 (12.9) | 1854 (45.5) | 703 (17.3) | 933 (22.9) | ||
| Age at cognitive exam |
(M, SD) | 59.8 (2.8) | 59.4 (2.9) | 59.4 (2.7) | 59.6 (2.8) | 59.9 (2.8) | 0.001 |
| Lower occupational position |
(N, %) | 12 (20.3) | 92 (17.6) | 285 (15.4) | 128 (18.2) | 167 (17.9) | 0.26 |
| Primary school education or less |
(N, %) | 5 (8.5) | 24 (4.6) | 71 (3.8) | 28 (4.0) | 43 (4.6) | 0.41 |
| Married or cohabiting |
(N, %) | 49 (83.1) | 488 (93.1) | 1728 (93.2) | 648 (92.2) | 873 (93.6) | 0.04 |
| Current smokers | (N, %) | 6 (10.2) | 40 (7.6) | 145 (7.8) | 90 (12.8) | 177 (19.0) | <0.0001 |
| Overweight or obese Blood pressure (mmHg) |
(N, %) | 35 (59.3) | 296 (56.5) | 1169 (63.1) | 454 (64.6) | 629 (67.4) | 0.001 |
| Systolic | (M, SD) | 135.9 (17.7) | 134.4 (14.4) | 134.6 (14.3) | 136.0 (14.0) | 137.0 (15.8) | 0.001 |
| Diastolic | (M, SD) | 80.5 (9.0) | 79.9 (9.0) | 80.8 (8.9) | 80.8 (8.9) | 81.0 (9.6) | <0.0001 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/liter) |
(M, SD) | 5.5 (1.0) | 5.5 (0.9) | 5.7 (0.9) | 5.7 (0.9) | 5.8 (0.9) | <0.0001 |
M: Mean, SD: Standard deviation
*
p for heterogeneity