Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics Between Alcohol Consumption Groups in Women
| Characteristics, % (N) | Drinking Status | Alcohol Consumption of Current Drinkers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abstainer | Former | Current Drinker | p-Value* | Very Light | Light-Moderate | p-Value* | |
| (n = 600) | (n = 150) | (n = 1,240) | (n = 866) | (n = 372) | |||
| Age,† y | 76.8 (5.4) | 75.0 (4.7) | 75.0 (5.1) | <.001 | 75.5 (5.1) | 74.0 (4.9) | <.001 |
| Education level | |||||||
| Primary | 34.0 (204) | 33.3 (50) | 18.8 (233) | 21.1 (183) | 12.6 (47) | ||
| Secondary | 49.0 (294) | 41.3 (62) | 51.7 (641) | 51.5 (446) | 52.7 (196) | ||
| College | 13.7 (82) | 18.7 (28) | 21.8 (270) | <.001 | 19.9 (172) | 26.3 (98) | .073 |
| University | 3.3 (20) | 6.7 (10) | 7.7 (96) | 7.5 (65) | 8.3 (31) | ||
| Residence as an adolescent | |||||||
| Farm | 40.0 (240) | 20.0 (30) | 23.4 (294) | 25.6 (222) | 18.5 (72) | ||
| Fish village | 18.5 (111) | 19.3 (29) | 15.5 (195) | 16.1 (140) | 14.1 (55) | ||
| Village | 10.0 (60) | 16.7 (25) | 15.2 (191) | <.001 | 16.1 (140) | 13.1 (51) | .001 |
| City | 31.5 (189) | 44.1 (66) | 46.0 (578) | 42.2 (366) | 54.4 (212) | ||
| Self-reported health status | |||||||
| Poor | 5.5 (33) | 10.0 (15) | 4.1 (52) | 5.1 (44) | 2.1(8) | ||
| Fair | 31.5 (189) | 32.7 (49) | 25.8 (324) | 28.1 (244) | 20.5 (80) | ||
| Good | 31.7 (190) | 30.0 (45) | 31.4 (395) | .038 | 31.5 (273) | 31.3 (122) | .005 |
| Very good | 12.8 (77) | 8.7 (13) | 14.0 (176) | 12.8 (111) | 16.7 (65) | ||
| Excellent | 18.5 (111) | 18.7 (28) | 24.7 (311) | 22.6 (196) | 29.5 (115) | ||
| Smoking status | |||||||
| Nonsmoker | 75.8 (455) | 32.0 (48) | 44.6 (553) | 47.8 (414) | 36.8 (137) | ||
| Former smoker | 18.8 (113) | 50.7 (76) | 41.0 (508) | <.001 | 38.8 (336) | 46.2 (172) | .097 |
| Current smoker | 5.3 (32) | 17.3 (26) | 14.4 (179) | 13.4 (116) | 16.9 (63) | ||
| BMI at midlife†, kg/m2 | 25.5 (4.2) | 24.5 (3.6) | 24.5 (3.3) | <.001 | 24.7 (3.5) | 24.1 (3.0) | .026 |
| Depression, GDS ≥ 6 | 7.0 (42) | 10.7 (16) | 5.8 (73) | .24 | 5.8 (50) | 5.9 (23) | .81 |
| Systolic BP at midlife†, mm Hg | 131 (17) | 127 (15) | 128 (16) | .045 | 129(17) | 126 (16) | .175 |
| Coronary calcium†, Agatston/100 | 3.6 (5.8) | 3.8 (6.3) | 4.1 (7.2) | .003 | 4.4 (7.6) | 3.5 (6.3) | .55 |
| ApoE-ε4 allele present | 29.7 (178) | 20.0 (30) | 26.4 (332) | .102 | 25.8 (224) | 27.7 (108) | .62 |
| HDL-C†, mmol/L | 1.68 (0.42) | 1.69 (0.43) | 1.76 (0.45) | <.001 | 1.73 (0.44) | 1.84 (0.47) | <.001 |
| Intracranial volume†, cm3 | 1411 (107) | 1415 (98) | 1426 (104) | .009 | 1421 (106) | 1437 (99) | .017 |
Notes: ApoE-ε4 = apolipoprotein E ε4; BMI = body mass index; BP = blood pressure; GDS = Geriatric Depression Scale; HDL-C = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
*Adjusted for age.
†Mean (SD).