Table 2.
Sample characteristics at baseline by average daily total alcohol consumption in women (n = 5690)
| Average daily alcohol intake |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lifetime abstainer | Former drinker | 0.1–2.49 g/day | 2.5–14 g/day | >14 g/day | |
| Variable | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
| Participants | 1740 (30.6) | 1034 (18.2) | 1517 (26.7) | 867 (15.2) | 532 (9.3) |
| IHD deaths | 78 (4.5) | 30 (2.9) | 38 (2.5) | 12 (1.4) | 8 (1.5) |
| Any heavy drinking occasions past year | |||||
| Yes | 208 (13.7) | 349 (40.3) | 392 (73.7) | ||
| Age, mean (SD) (years) | 47.9 (19.6) | 44.9 (18.3) | 40.8 (16.4) | 37.3 (14.4) | 39.1 (15.1) |
| Race | |||||
| White | 200 (11.5) | 174 (16.8) | 314 (20.7) | 203 (23.4) | 151 (28.4) |
| Hispanic | 664 (38.2) | 326 (31.5) | 427 (28.1) | 207 (23.9) | 135 (25.4) |
| Black | 560 (32.2) | 369 (35.7) | 577 (38.0) | 356 (41.1) | 202 (38.0) |
| Asian | 316 (18.2) | 165 (16.0) | 199 (13.1) | 101 (11.6) | 44 (8.3) |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 906 (52.2) | 402 (39.0) | 396 (26.1) | 208 (24.0) | 146 (27.4) |
| High school completed | 493 (28.4) | 354 (34.3) | 541 (35.7) | 314 (36.2) | 177 (33.3) |
| Some college | 241 (13.9) | 182 (17.6) | 355 (23.4) | 203 (23.4) | 124 (23.3) |
| College completed | 96 (5.5) | 94 (9.1) | 225 (14.8) | 142 (16.4) | 85 (16.0) |
| Employment status | |||||
| Full time | 483 (27.8) | 357 (34.5) | 644 (42.5) | 439 (50.6) | 225 (42.3) |
| Retired | 266 (15.3) | 157 (15.2) | 159 (10.5) | 47 (5.4) | 39 (7.3) |
| Other | 991 (57.0) | 520 (50.3) | 714 (47.1) | 381 (43.9) | 268 (50.4) |
| Income | |||||
| <US$10 000 | 870 (50.0) | 454 (43.9) | 498 (32.8) | 269 (31.0) | 184 (34.6) |
| 10 000 to <20 000 | 364 (20.9) | 196 (19.0) | 336 (22.1) | 205 (23.6) | 109 (20.5) |
| 20 000 to <40 000 | 226 (13.0) | 195 (18.9) | 389 (25.6) | 219 (25.3) | 129 (24.2) |
| ≥40 000 | 97 (5.6) | 98 (9.5) | 214 (14.1) | 142 (16.4) | 81 (15.2) |
| Missing | 183 (10.5) | 91 (8.8) | 80 (5.3) | 32 (3.7) | 29 (5.5) |
| Married | |||||
| Yes | 723 (41.6) | 389 (37.6) | 632 (41.6) | 338 (39.1) | 173 (32.4) |
| Region | |||||
| Northeast | 222 (12.8) | 221 (21.4) | 316 (20.8) | 166 (19.1) | 117 (22.0) |
| Midwest | 203 (11.7) | 193 (18.7) | 280 (18.5) | 186 (21.5) | 111 (20.9) |
| Pacific | 234 (13.4) | 139 (13.4) | 239 (15.8) | 133 (15.3) | 88 (16.5) |
| South | 1027 (59.0) | 434 (42.0) | 609 (40.1) | 326 (37.6) | 187 (35.2) |
| Mountain | 54 (3.1) | 47 (4.5) | 73 (4.8) | 56 (6.5) | 29 (5.5) |
| Smoking status | |||||
| Yes | 232 (13.3) | 252 (24.4) | 478 (31.5) | 370 (42.7) | 303 (57.0) |
| CES-D ≥16 | |||||
| Yes | 358 (20.7) | 255 (24.8) | 301 (19.9) | 181 (20.9) | 132 (25.1) |
| Other drug use | |||||
| Yes | 112 (6.4) | 131 (12.7) | 294 (19.4) | 215 (24.8) | 183 (34.4) |