Table 2.

Comparison of the levels of MS components according to drinking status and the three types of alcoholic beverages * (mean ± SD)

	Drinker			Beer drinker			Liquor drinker			Rice wine drinker
	Yes	No	p	Yes	No	p	Yes	No	p	Yes	No	p
	For women
Waist (cm)	81.0 ± 0.26	80.9 ± 0.09	0.88	81.4 ± 0.31	80.9 ± 0.09	0.13	81.5 ± 0.48	80.9 ± 0.09	0.22	80.8 ± 0.33	81.0 ± 0.09	0.58
TG (mmol/L)	1.35 ± 0.03	1.46 ± 0.01	<0.01	1.39 ± 0.04	1.46 ± 0.01	0.07	1.44 ± 0.06	1.45 ± 0.01	0.92	1.36 ± 0.04	1.46 ± 0.01	0.02
HDL-c (mmol/L)	1.66 ± 0.01	1.56 ± 0.01	<0.01	1.66 ± 0.01	1.56 ± 0.01	<0.01	1.65 ± 0.02	1.57 ± 0.01	<0.01	1.66 ± 0.01	1.56 ± 0.01	<0.01
Glucose (mmol/L)	4.48 ± 0.04	4.54 ± 0.01	0.10	4.51 ± 0.04	4.54 ± 0.01	0.57	4.48 ± 0.07	4.54 ± 0.01	0.39	4.45 ± 0.05	4.54 ± 0.01	0.06
SBP (mmHg)	120.3 ± 0.46	121.4 ± 0.16	0.02	120.3 ± 0.54	121.4 ± 0.16	0.05	119.6 ± 0.84	121.3 ± 0.15	0.05	119.6 ± 0.56	121.4 ± 0.16	<0.01
DBP (mmHg)	73.3 ± 0.28	73.5 ± 0.10	0.63	73.5 ± 0.33	73.4 ± 0.10	0.84	73.3 ± 0.51	73.5 ± 0.09	0.81	72.9 ± 0.34	73.5 ± 0.09	0.12
	For men
Waist (cm)	83.3 ± 0.17	82.1 ± 0.18	<0.01	83.5 ± 0.20	82.3 ± 0.16	<0.01	84.1 ± 0.24	82.3 ± 0.14	<0.01	82.9 ± 0.21	82.7 ± 0.15	0.58
TG (mmol/L)	1.49 ± 0.02	1.35 ± 0.03	<0.01	1.50 ± 0.03	1.38 ± 0.02	<0.01	1.58 ± 0.03	1.37 ± 0.02	<0.01	1.45 ± 0.03	1.41 ± 0.02	0.35
HDL-c (mmol/L)	1.62 ± 0.01	1.48 ± 0.01	<0.01	1.62 ± 0.01	1.52 ± 0.01	<0.01	1.63 ± 0.01	1.53 ± 0.01	<0.01	1.64 ± 0.01	1.51 ± 0.01	<0.01
Glucose (mmol/L)	4.51 ± 0.03	4.45 ± 0.03	0.13	4.51 ± 0.03	4.47 ± 0.03	0.29	4.59 ± 0.04	4.45 ± 0.02	<0.01	4.46 ± 0.03	4.50 ± 0.02	0.40
SBP (mmHg)	126.2 ± 0.28	124.3 ± 0.30	<0.01	125.6 ± 0.34	125.2 ± 0.26	0.29	126.9 ± 0.40	124.8 ± 0.24	<0.01	125.5 ± 0.34	125.3 ± 0.26	0.63
DBP (mmHg)	76.4 ± 0.18	74.8 ± 0.19	<0.01	76.1 ± 0.21	75.3 ± 0.17	<0.01	77.1 ± 0.25	75.1 ± 0.15	<0.01	76.0 ± 0.22	75.4 ± 0.16	0.02

*Adjusted for age at interview.