Table 1. Characteristics, n (%), of women by change in alcohol use patterns over time, n=1309.
| Drinks/week | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Reference (0 to −0.5) N=791 |
Decrease (≤ −0.5) N=452 |
Increase (>0) N=66 |
p- valuea |
|
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 68.1 (2.7) | 68.6 (3.0) | 67.8 (2.2) | 0.08 b |
| Race, White | 787 (99.5) | 451 (99.8) | 66 (100.0) | 0.74c |
| Education ≥12 years | 671 (84.8) | 383 (84.7) | 57 (86.4) | 0.94d |
| Depression | 13 (1.6) | 10 (2.2) | 1 (15) | 0.76d |
| Medical History | ||||
| Diabetes | 28 (3.5) | 8 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0.07d |
| Hypertension | 236 (29.8) | 130 (28.8) | 13 (19.7) | 0.22d |
| Stroke | 6 (0.8) | 3 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0.99c |
| Myocardial infarction | 24 (3.5) | 10 (2.7) | 1 (16) | 0.59d |
| Body mass index, kg/m2, mean (SD) | 26.6 (4.4) | 26.7 (4.3) | 24.9 (3.3) | 0.004b |
| Physical Activity, total kcal/wk, mean (SD) |
2035.8 (1771.1) |
2048.2 (1759.4) |
2284.6 (1450.6) |
0.08b |
| Current smoker | 29 (3.7) | 29 (6.4) | 8 (12.2) | 0.003d |
| Current sleep medication use | 121 (15.3) | 78 (17.3) | 14 (21.2) | 0.36d |
| Current anxiety medication use | 121 (15.4) | 67 (14.9) | 7 (10.6) | 0.58d |
a
Degrees of freedom=2 for all tests
b
Kruskal-Wallis
c
Fisher’s
d
Chi-square