Table 3.
Mean (SD) fasting plasma glucose level according to quintiles of total alcohol consumption (ages 16 to 43), each quintile of binge drinking (ages 16 to 43), and each category of the combined total alcohol consumption and binge drinking variable
| Women | Men | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fasting plasma glucose age 43 | p-valuea | Fasting plasma glucose age 43 | p-valuea | |
| Total alcohol consumption age 16 to 43 | ||||
| 1st quintile | 4.81 (0.51) | 0.002 | 5.37 (1.63) | 0.355 |
| 2nd quintile | 4.91 (0.57) | 5.24 (0.85) | ||
| 3rd quintile | 4.86 (0.54) | 5.19 (0.75) | ||
| 4th quintile | 4.89 (0.58) | 5.23 (0.73) | ||
| 5th quintile | 5.17 (0.83) | 5.46 (0.79) | ||
| Binge drinking age 16 to 43 | ||||
| 1st quintile | 4.83 (0.50) | <0.001 | 5.30 (1.38) | 0.904 |
| 2nd quintile | 4.83 (0.50) | 5.23 (0.92) | ||
| 3rd quintile | 4.83 (0.68) | 5.38 (0.97) | ||
| 4th quintile | 4.84 (0.58) | 5.27 (0.89) | ||
| 5th quintile | 5.13 (0.69) | 5.27 (0.52) | ||
| Combined total alcohol consumption and binge drinking variable between age 16 and 43 | ||||
| Zero periods of binge drinking and total alcohol consumption below 75th percentile | 4.84 (0.52) | <0.001 | 5.31 (1.43) | 0.470 |
| Either binge drinking 1–5 periods or total alcohol consumption above 75th percentile | 4.89 (0.59) | 5.25 (0.89) | ||
| Binge drinking 1–5 periods and total alcohol consumption above 75th percentile | 5.19 (0.82) | 5.39 (0.75) | ||
aSignificance tested through ANOVA, *p < .05