Table 1.
Baseline Subject Characteristics, by Alcohol Intake Level
| Alcohol Intake Level | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Consumers | Consumers | |||
| Characteristic | N=21464 | Any N=16537 | ≤ 3.4 g/d N=8313 | > 3.4 g/d N=8224 |
| Age, years | 62.5 (4.25) | 61.7 (4.17) | 61.9 (4.19) | 61.5 (4.14) |
| Body Mass Index, kg/m2 | 27.7 (5.4) | 26.2 (4.51) | 26.7 (4.71) | 25.6 (4.23) |
| Waist to Hip Ratio | 0.8 (0.09) | 0.8 (0.08) | 0.8 (0.09) | 0.8 (0.08) |
| Smoking Status, N (%) | ||||
| never | 15689 (74.4%) | 8949 (54.8%) | 5375 (65.6%) | 3574 (44%) |
| ever | 5387 (25.6%) | 7374 (45.2%) | 2817 (34.4%) | 4557 (56%) |
| Exogenous Estrogen Use, N (%) | ||||
| never | 13537 (63.7%) | 9753 (59.6%) | 5006 (60.9%) | 4747 (58.3%) |
| ever | 7699 (36.3%) | 6600 (40.4%) | 3209 (39.1%) | 3391 (41.7%) |
| Physical Activity, N (%) | ||||
| low | 10448 (49.9%) | 7181 (44%) | 3629 (44.3%) | 3552 (43.8%) |
| moderate | 5458 (26.1%) | 4814 (29.5%) | 2426 (29.6%) | 2388 (29.4%) |
| high | 5024 (24%) | 4308 (26.4%) | 2136 (26.1%) | 2172 (26.8%) |
| Total Energy, kcal/d | 1751.3 (734.6) | 1843.6 (726.4) | 1812.6 (692.4) | 1875 (758.1) |
| Total Fat, g/d | 67.0 (32.1) | 69.5 (31.8) | 69.3 (30.3) | 69.8 (33.2) |
| Sucrose, gm/d | 41.6 (24.9) | 40.9 (24.1) | 43.2 (24.2) | 38.5 (23.8) |
| Red Meat, g/day | 89.7 (76.4) | 90.2 (72.4) | 89.6 (70.1) | 90.8 (74.7) |
| Calcium, mg/da | 1074.1 (577.0) | 1112.5 (564.0) | 1117.6 (564.3) | 1107.5 (563.8) |
| Folate, μg/da | 420.9 (266.6) | 438.5 (260.8) | 438.9 (260.0) | 438.2 (261.7) |
| Methionine, g/d | 1.8 (0.9) | 1.9 (0.9) | 1.9 (0.8) | 1.9 (0.9) |
| Vitamin E, mg/da | 66.5 (149.5) | 68.0 (150.5) | 68.9 (150.6) | 67.1 (150.4) |
Results presented as mean (standard deviation) unless otherwise indicated.
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including supplements.