Table 1.
General characteristics and serum lipid levels between non-drinkers and drinkers.
| Parameter | Non-drinker (n = 785) |
Drinker (n = 567) |
t (χ2) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male/female | 212/573 | 456/111 | 375.798 | 0.000 |
| Age (years) | 47.36 ± 14.34 | 45.13 ± 13.35 | 2.904 | 0.004 |
| Height (cm) | 152.65 ± 8.59 | 158.01 ± 7.65 | -11.847 | 0.000 |
| Weight (kg) | 54.21 ± 10.85 | 57.45 ± 8.77 | -5.861 | 0.000 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 23.23 ± 4.19 | 22.95 ± 2.55 | 1.413 | 0.158 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 131.28 ± 20.21 | 130.56 ± 16.27 | 0.700 | 0.484 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 89.32 ± 11.76 | 82.89 ± 11.23 | 10.109 | 0.000 |
| Pulse pressure (mmHg) | 59.96 ± 16.03 | 47.67 ± 14.89 | 14.329 | 0.220 |
| Cigarette smoking [n (%)] | ||||
| Non-smoker | 685 (87.2) | 250 (44.1) | ||
| < 20 cigarettes/day | 17 (2.2) | 148 (26.1) | ||
| ≥ 20 cigarettes/day | 83 (10.6) | 169 (29.8) | 308.608 | 0.000 |
| Alcohol consumption [n (%)] | ||||
| Non-drinker | 785 (100.0) | - | ||
| < 25 g/day | - | 372 (65.6) | ||
| ≥ 25 g/day | - | 195 (34.4) | ||
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.82 ± 1.05 | 4.61 ± 1.01 | 3.687 | 0.000 |
| Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 1.02 (0.72) | 1.23 (0.91) | -5.226 | 0.000 |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.73 ± 0.44 | 1.82 ± 0.49 | -3.538 | 0.000 |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 2.92 ± 0.80 | 2.55 ± 0.82 | 8.304 | 0.000 |
| Apolipoprotein (Apo) A1 (g/L) | 1.35 ± 0.29 | 1.52 ± 0.42 | -8.802 | 0.000 |
| ApoB (g/L) | 0.92 ± 0.22 | 0.85 ± 0.25 | 5.450 | 0.000 |
| ApoA1/ApoB | 1.55 ± 0.49 | 1.66 ± 0.92 | -2.839 | 0.005 |
HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Data are expressed as percentage or mean ± SD [the values of triglyceride were presented as median (interquartile range)].