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. 1998 Sep 26;317(7162):844–848. doi: 10.1136/bmj.317.7162.844

Table 2.

Number of subjects (number of cases of oropharyngeal cancer; oesophageal cancer) and mean (SD) alcohol intake, according to total alcohol intake and percentage of wine in total intake

Drinks per week % of wine in total alcohol intake
0
1-30
>30
No of subjects (no of cases) Mean alcohol intake No of subjects (no of cases) Mean alcohol intake No of subjects (no of cases) Mean alcohol intake
0 5468 (9;6) 0
1-6 1527 (4;1) 3.2 (1.7) 1965 (7;6) 3.8 (1.9) 6062 (10;9) 3.3 (1.6)
7-21  1770 (10;9) 12.0 (3.7)    3148 (10;10) 11.8 (3.6)  3898 (6;0)  12.5 (3.5) 
>21   1498 (21;14) 39.0 (22.6) 1709 (8;9) 36.8 (18.0) 1135 (5;2)  38.6 (15.0)