Table 1.
Selected characteristics of cohort members by alcohol consumption frequency
|
Characteristic |
Alcohol consumption frequency |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-drinkers | A few times per year | 1–4 times per month | 2–7 times per week | |
|
Cases, n (%) |
11 (5.9%) |
27 (14.6%) |
132 (71.4%) |
15 (8.1%) |
|
Participants, n (%) |
582 (8.1%) |
1239 (17.3%) |
4930 (69.0%) |
399 (5.6%) |
|
Person-years |
10,761 |
24,947 |
94,719 |
6,759 |
|
Age at baseline (years)a |
53.5±5.6 |
53.1±5.7 |
52.3±5.8 |
53.1±5.7 |
|
Age at diagnosis (years)a |
67.6±5.9 |
65.8±9.2 |
66.7±8.4 |
68.5±6.1 |
|
BMI (kg/m2)a |
27.4±3.7 |
27.2±3.6 |
27.4±3.8 |
26.8±4.0 |
|
Current smoking (%) |
|
|
|
|
| Never |
40.9 |
45.1 |
25.7 |
16.5 |
| Former |
33.8 |
26.6 |
22.5 |
18.5 |
| Smoker: |
|
|
|
|
| ≤10 cig/day |
9.6 |
11.7 |
14.8 |
12.0 |
| 11–19 cig/day |
4.3 |
4.5 |
9.9 |
8.8 |
| ≥20 cig/day |
10.5 |
10.8 |
24.9 |
42.6 |
| Unknown |
0.9 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
1.5 |
|
Alcohol intake, g/weeka |
0 |
2.5±1.1 |
56.7±22.1 |
432.5±195.1 |
|
Married (%) |
93.5 |
95.8 |
95.1 |
93.5 |
|
Education (%) |
|
|
|
|
| Primary |
24.0 |
15.5 |
23.5 |
34.3 |
| Unfinished secondary |
27.7 |
26.3 |
28.5 |
29.1 |
| Secondary |
26.5 |
26.7 |
25.8 |
26.3 |
| Higher |
20.8 |
30.2 |
21.1 |
8.0 |
| Unknown | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.3 |
aData are presented as mean ± SD.