Table 1.
Characteristics of the full sample and of drinkers by type and degree of alcohol use (mean, standard deviation/percent) at Exam 2
| Non- drinker | Current drinker | <=75th percentile, weekly use a | >75th percentile, weekly use | <=75th percentile, daily use b | >75th percentile, daily use | |
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| N=1136 | N=1724 | N=1060 | N=663 | N=1159 | N=553 | |
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| Age | 64.41 (10.03) | 63.11 (10.03)* | 63.30 (10.17) | 62.91 (9.81) | 64.52 (10.00) | 60.21 (9.44)* |
| Race (%) | ||||||
| White | 27.0 | 49.8* | 44.3 | 56.4* | 49.4 | 47.9* |
| Black | 29.6 | 23.0 | 24.7 | 20.8 | 24.3 | 20.8 |
| Hispanic | 25.4 | 19.2 | 19.3 | 18.9 | 14.9 | 28.0 |
| Chinese | 18.1 | 8.0 | 11.7 | 3.9 | 11.4 | 3.3 |
| Annual income ($US 10,000) | 4.49 (3.19) | 6.19 (3.56)* | 5.80 (3.52) | 6.63 (3.57)* | 6.12 (3.58) | 6.11 (3.53) |
| Education (years) | 12.83 (4.21) | 14.21 (3.57)* | 14.08 (3.64) | 14.27 (3.50) | 14.48 (3.41) | 13.46 (3.83)* |
| Employed (%) | 45.2 | 53.3* | 52.4 | 53.9 | 50.0 | 59.5* |
| Married/living w/ partner (%) | 72.3 | 74.4 | 74.8 | 73.8 | 75.6 | 72.2 |
| Alcohol outlet density b | 5.94 (8.67) | 7.17 (11.63)* | 6.10 (10.22) | 8.28 (12.59)* | 6.30 (10.90) | 8.12 (11.76)* |
| Neighborhood disadvantage c | −0.98 (5.77) | 1.24 (5.91)* | 1.03 (6.22) | 1.55 (6.26) | 1.57 (6.18) | 0.55 (6.30)* |
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| WOMEN | ||||||
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| N=1801 | N=1359 | N=507 | N=851 | N=921 | N=433 | |
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| Age | 64.40 (10.08) | 62.02 (9.95)* | 61.91 (10.02) | 62.18 (9.95) | 63.07 (10.16) | 60.0 (9.24)* |
| Race (%) | ||||||
| White | 25.9 | 58.1* | 43.0 | 63.2* | 53.6 | 60.3* |
| Black | 32.2 | 23.1 | 29.8 | 21.2 | 25.3 | 22.2 |
| Hispanic | 25.9 | 14.4 | 20.5 | 11.2 | 13.9 | 16.2 |
| Chinese | 16.0 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 7.2 | 1.4 |
| Annual income ($US 10,000) | 3.63 (2.87) | 5.71 (3.50)* | 5.02 (3.23) | 6.01 (3.58)* | 5.56 (3.42) | 5.85 (3.63) |
| Education (years) | 11.93 (4.22) | 14.28 (3.15)* | 13.59 (3.67) | 14.49 (2.95)* | 14.15 (3.32) | 14.19 (3.10) |
| Employed (%) | 40.7 | 49.7* | 49.7 | 50.2 | 47.5 | 55.7* |
| Married/living w/ partner (%) | 37.6 | 53.2 | 52.7 | 53.0 | 54.3 | 49.9 |
| Alcohol outlet density c | 6.24 (9.31) | 9.34 (13.64)* | 6.76 (10.20) | 10.39 (14.38)* | 8.28 (12.55) | 10.65 (14.29)* |
| Neighborhood disadvantage d | −1.25 (5.65) | 1.60 (6.06)* | 0.20 (6.12) | 2.30 (6.43)* | 1.53 (6.23) | 1.57 (6.71) |
Low/moderate weekly alcohol use as defined by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) is <=14 drinks/week for men and <=7 drinks/week for women. Weekly alcohol use in the Multi-ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) ranges from 0–104 drinks; Men above the 75th percentile consumed more than 6 drinks per week, and women above the 75th percentile consumed greater than 1 drink per week.
Low/moderate daily alcohol use is defined as <=4 drinks/day for men and <=3 drinks/day for women (NIAAA). The number of drinks consumed on the heaviest drinking day in MESA ranges from 0–30; in the MESA sample men above the 75th percentile consumed more than 3 drinks/day and women above the 75th percentile consumed greater than 2 drinks per day.
Measured in kernel density units.
Higher values represent less disadvantage.
Denotes a difference(s) between categories of type of alcohol use, based on F-tests for continuous variables and Pearson’s chi-square test for categorical variables (p<0.05).