Table 1.
Select baseline characteristics by categories of alcohol intake among 114,414 women in NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study, 1995–2006
| Alcohol (grams/day)α | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 gram/day (N=31,773) | >0–<12 g/day (N=65,512) | 12–>24 g/day (N=10,407) | ≥24 g/day (N=6,722) | |||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Median Alcohol (grams/day) | NA | 1.31 | 15.79 | 39.43 | ||||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||
| White | 27,178 | 86% | 60,097 | 92% | 9,907 | 95% | 6,338 | 94% |
| Non-White | 4,595 | 14% | 5,415 | 8% | 500 | 5% | 384 | 6% |
| Age (years) | ||||||||
| < 55 | 4,189 | 13% | 11,387 | 17% | 1,513 | 15% | 1,122 | 17% |
| 55–59 | 6,885 | 22% | 16,031 | 24% | 2,251 | 22% | 1,570 | 23% |
| 60–64 | 8,820 | 28% | 17,427 | 27% | 2,898 | 28% | 1,904 | 28% |
| 65–69 | 10,662 | 34% | 18,575 | 28% | 3,406 | 33% | 1,951 | 29% |
| ≥70 | 1,217 | 4% | 2,092 | 3% | 339 | 3% | 175 | 3% |
| Education | ||||||||
| < High school | 12,322 | 40% | 18,180 | 28% | 2,252 | 22% | 1,598 | 24% |
| ≥High school | 18,317 | 60% | 45,623 | 72% | 7,956 | 78% | 4,965 | 76% |
| Age at menarche (years) | ||||||||
| < 13 | 15,165 | 48% | 31,281 | 48% | 4,723 | 46% | 2,998 | 45% |
| 13–14 | 13,142 | 42% | 28,014 | 43% | 4,668 | 45% | 3,058 | 46% |
| ≥15 | 3,298 | 10% | 6,038 | 9% | 982 | 9% | 648 | 10% |
| Age at menopause (years) | ||||||||
| Premenopausal | 1,573 | 5% | 4,564 | 7% | 662 | 7% | 450 | 7% |
| < 45 | 4,009 | 13% | 6,492 | 10% | 995 | 10% | 730 | 11% |
| 45–49 | 8,389 | 27% | 16,170 | 26% | 2,626 | 26% | 1,797 | 28% |
| 50–54 | 13,545 | 44% | 29,277 | 46% | 4,688 | 47% | 2,830 | 44% |
| ≥ 55 | 3,129 | 10% | 6,619 | 10% | 996 | 10% | 593 | 9% |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | ||||||||
| < 25 | 11,903 | 39% | 29,684 | 47% | 6,191 | 61% | 3,795 | 58% |
| 25–<30 | 9,511 | 31% | 20,502 | 32% | 2,920 | 29% | 1,927 | 29% |
| ≥ 30 | 8,950 | 29% | 13,583 | 21% | 1,034 | 10% | 833 | 13% |
| Smoking status | ||||||||
| Never smoker | 17,017 | 55% | 28,508 | 45% | 3,156 | 31% | 1,437 | 22% |
| Former smoker | 10,010 | 32% | 26,110 | 41% | 5,032 | 50% | 3,154 | 48% |
| Current smoker | 3,799 | 12% | 9,015 | 14% | 1,905 | 19% | 1,935 | 30% |
| Menopausal hormone therapy | ||||||||
| Never user | 21,478 | 68% | 37,884 | 58% | 5,552 | 53% | 3,828 | 57% |
| Ever user | 10,295 | 32% | 27,628 | 42% | 4,855 | 47% | 2,894 | 43% |
| Oral contraceptive | ||||||||
| Never user | 20,960 | 67% | 37,322 | 57% | 5,628 | 54% | 3,452 | 52% |
| Ever user | 10,517 | 33% | 27,779 | 43% | 4,735 | 46% | 3,215 | 48% |
| Parity (births) | ||||||||
| Nulliparous | 5,447 | 17% | 11,089 | 17% | 2,011 | 19% | 1,512 | 23% |
| 1 | 3,579 | 11% | 7,023 | 11% | 1,057 | 10% | 753 | 11% |
| 2 | 7,750 | 25% | 17,721 | 27% | 2,816 | 27% | 1,719 | 26% |
| ≥ 3 | 14,830 | 47% | 29,424 | 45% | 4,504 | 43% | 2,715 | 41% |
| Self-reported (yes): | ||||||||
| Heart disease | 3,246 | 10% | 4,067 | 6% | 545 | 5% | 361 | 5% |
| Diabetes | 4,269 | 13% | 3,044 | 5% | 189 | 2% | 149 | 2% |
*
Numbers may not add up to total because of missing values. Missing values were excluded from percentage calculations.
α
Alcohol consumption the year preceding the baseline questionnaire. Grams/day approximately equates to the following number of drinks/day: 0g/day, nondrinkers; >0-<12g/day, ~<1 drink/day; >12-<24g/day, ~1-<2 drink/day; ≥24g/day, ~≥2 drink/day.