Table 1. Baseline characteristics of study subjects before propensity score matching.

Values are presented as mean±standard deviation or number (%), with the exception of triglyceride levels, which are presented as the median and the interquartile range.

Continuous variables were analyzed using the t-test and categorical variables were analyzed using the chi-square test.

^*Never, non-drinker, and moderate alcohol intake ≤14 units and ≤7 units per week for male and female subjects, respectively; risk alcohol intake ≥15 units and ≥8 units per week for male and female subjects, respectively. ^†Calculated using the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration guidelines.