Table 2.

The quantity and patterns of alcohol consumption in controls and AH cases and analyses stratified by gender

Drinking parameters	Controls (N=124)	AH Cases (N=145)	p-value	Controls (N=124)			AH Cases (N=145)
				Men (n=78)	Women (n=46)	p-value	Men (n=87)	Women (n=58)	p-value
Based on TLFB
Total drinks in the past 30 days (standard drinks)	379.4 ± 285.7	245.3 ±243.5	0.0001	370.1 ± 263.5*	395.0 ± 322.1^	0.64	268.5 ± 257.3*	210.1 ± 218.7^	0.16
Average drink per drinking day	15.1±10.8	10.1 ± 8.8	0.0000	14.3 ± 9.1*	16.5 ± 13.1^	0.29	11.2 ± 9.6*	8.5 ± 7.2^	0.07
Estimated drinks in the last year	4553±3429	2944 ± 2922	0.0001	4441 ± 3162*	4740 ± 3865^	0.6421	3222 ± 3087*	2521 ± 2624^	0.1642
Episodic drinking score	43.2±66.6	22.7 ± 35.8	0.0017	35.9 ± 48.7	55.4 ± 88.1^	0.1161	27.6 ± 43.3	15.2 ± 17.6^	0.0444
Based on AUDIT questionnaire
%Binge drinking weekly	28 (22.6%)	28 (19.3%)	0.5110	17 (21.8%)	11 (23.9%)	0.7861	19 (21.8%)	9 (15.5%)	0.3464
% Binge drinking daily	82 (66.1%)	75 (51.7%)	0.0171	53 (67.9%)*	29 (63.0%)	0.5787	46 (52.9%)*	29 (50.0%)	0.7353
Based on NIAAA questionnaire
Estimated drinks in the last year	3491.5 ± 2625.0	2861.4 ± 2452.2	0.0430	3530.7 ± 2482.5	3425.2 ± 2877.8^	0.8299	3200.1 ± 2520.7	2353.4 ± 2273.0^	0.0413
% Binge drinking weekly	46 (37.1%)	36 (24.8%)	0.0296	27 (34.6%)	19 (41.3%)^	0.4582	24 (27.6%)	12 (20.7%)^	0.3480
% Binge drinking daily	66 (53.2%)	57 (39.3%)	0.0226	41 (52.6%)	25 (54.3%)^	0.8481	37 (42.5%)	20 (34.5%)^	0.3328
NIAAA Q 6 answer 1 or 2	63 (50.8%)	59 (40.7%)	0.0973	45 (57.7%)	18 (39.1%)	0.0467	43 (49.4%)	16 (27.6%)	0.0090

^*p<0.05, the differences between the variable of interest in men between cases and controls

^{^}p<0.05, the differences between the variable of interest in women between cases and controls

Standard deviation shown in parentheses after the mean value.