Table 1. Baseline characteristics of total alcohol consumption.
| Characteristic | Total (N = 8081) |
Alcohol consumption | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None (n = 5463) |
Mild-to-Moderate (n = 1546) |
Heavy (n = 1072) |
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| Age, year | 42.1±13.0 | 42.8±13.3 | 41.5±12.5 | 39.7±11.5 | <0.01 |
| Male, n (%) | 4178 (51.7) | 1754 (32.1) | 1446 (93.5) | 978 (91.2) | <0.01 |
| Married, n (%) | 7511 (93.0) | 5104 (93.4) | 1426 (92.2) | 981 (91.5) | 0.04 |
| BMI (SD), kg/m2 | 24.5±3.7 | 24.1±3.7 | 25.5±3.5 | 25.5±3.6 | <0.01 |
| Income | <0.01 | ||||
| ≤3000, n (%) | 3066 (37.9) | 2211 (40.5) | 560 (36.2) | 295 (27.5) | |
| 3000–5000,n (%) | 4400 (54.5) | 2914 (53.3) | 829 (53.6) | 657 (61.3) | |
| >5000, n (%) | 615 (7.6) | 338 (6.2) | 157 (10.2) | 120 (11.2) | |
| Education level | <0.01 | ||||
| Primary school and below, n (%) | 296 (3.7) | 241 (4.4) | 34 (2.2) | 21 (2.0) | |
| Middle and high school, n (%) | 2824 (34.9) | 2038 (37.3) | 500 (32.3) | 286 (26.7) | |
| College and above, n (%) | 4961 (61.4) | 3184 (58.3) | 1012 (65.5) | 765 (71.4) | |
| Physical activity | <0.01 | ||||
| Inactive, n (%) | 3118 (38.6) | 2186 (40.0) | 559 (36.2) | 373 (34.8) | |
| Moderately active, n (%) | 769 (9.5) | 481 (8.8) | 171 (11.1) | 117 (10.9) | |
| Active, n (%) | 4194 (51.9) | 2796 (51.2) | 816 (52.8) | 582 (54.3) | |
| Smoking status | <0.01 | ||||
| Never, n (%) | 5734 (71.0) | 4663 (85.4) | 626 (40.5) | 445 (41.5) | |
| Current, n (%) | 2068 (25.6) | 687 (12.6) | 817 (52.9) | 564 (52.6) | |
| Past, n (%) | 279 (3.4) | 113 (2.1) | 103 (6.7) | 63 (5.9) | |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 524 (6.5) | 344 (6.3) | 106 (6.9) | 74 (6.9) | 0.61 |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 2881 (35.7) | 1700 (31.1) | 704 (45.5) | 477 (44.5) | <0.01 |
| TG (SD), mmol/L | 1.6±1.3 | 1.4±1.1 | 2.0±1.8 | 1.9±1.5 | <0.01 |
| TC (SD), mmol/L | 4.5±0.9 | 4.4±0.9 | 4.5±0.9 | 4.5±0.9 | <0.01 |
| HDL-C (SD), mmol/L | 1.2±0.3 | 1.2±0.3 | 1.1±0.3 | 1.1±0.2 | <0.01 |
| LDL-C (SD), mmol/L | 2.5±0.6 | 2.5±0.6 | 2.5±0.6 | 2.6±0.6 | <0.01 |
| Insomnia, n (%) | 1028 (12.7) | 757 (13.9) | 176 (11.4) | 95 (8.9) | <0.01 |
Values are expressed as mean value ± SD, median value (IQR), or percentage. TG = Triglyceride; TC = Total Cholesterol; HDL-C = High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C = Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SD = standard deviation.