Table 3.
Changes in drinking status by socio-demographic characteristics and health factors among men from baseline to resurvey
| Characteristics* | N | Non-drinkers (abstainers, ex-weekly drinkers) at baseline^ | Drinkers (reduced-intake, occasional and weekly drinkers) at baseline# | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stable non-drinker % | Starter % | Stable drinker % | Stopper % | Decreased-intake drinker % | Increased-intake drinker % | ||
| All men | 9569 | 18.3 | 4.2 | 40.0 | 22.9 | 8.2 | 6.3 |
| Socio-demographic characteristics | |||||||
| Birth cohorts | |||||||
| < 1940 | 1106 | 33.0 | 4.3 | 24.0 | 30.6 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| 1940–1949 | 2311 | 23.1 | 4.3 | 32.4 | 28.3 | 6.9 | 5.2 |
| 1950–1959 | 3149 | 16.3 | 3.8 | 43.7 | 22.1 | 8.2 | 6.0 |
| 1960–1969 | 2632 | 11.3 | 4.6 | 47.3 | 18.1 | 10.7 | 8.0 |
| ≥ 1970 | 371 | 8.3 | 3.7 | 50.3 | 16.0 | 11.7 | 10.0 |
| Area | |||||||
| Rural | 5433 | 21.9 | 4.3 | 36.3 | 24.5 | 6.9 | 6.1 |
| Urban | 4136 | 13.6 | 4.1 | 44.8 | 20.9 | 10.0 | 6.6 |
| Highest education | |||||||
| Primary or below | 4076 | 20.1 | 4.2 | 36.9 | 24.1 | 8.6 | 6.1 |
| Middle or above | 5493 | 16.7 | 3.9 | 42.1 | 22.5 | 8.4 | 6.4 |
| Household income (yuan/year) | |||||||
| < 35,000 | 3573 | 21.5 | 3.9 | 37.0 | 23.9 | 6.8 | 7.0 |
| 35,000+ | 5996 | 16.8 | 4.4 | 40.8 | 22.9 | 8.9 | 6.2 |
| Health factors | |||||||
| Self-reported health statusa | |||||||
| Good | 4498 | 16.7 | 4.4 | 43.2 | 20.0 | 8.4 | 7.3 |
| Poor | 5071 | 19.9 | 4.0 | 37.0 | 25.6 | 8.1 | 5.4 |
| Prior diseaseb | |||||||
| No | 6533 | 17.0 | 3.9 | 42.6 | 21.3 | 8.5 | 6.7 |
| Yes | 3036 | 21.4 | 5.1 | 34.3 | 26.4 | 7.6 | 5.1 |
| Risk factor index scorec | |||||||
| 0 | 469 | 18.1 | 5.4 | 36.7 | 25.5 | 7.9 | 6.3 |
| 1 | 1962 | 18.3 | 4.6 | 36.8 | 24.9 | 9.6 | 5.8 |
| 2 | 3559 | 18.4 | 4.7 | 40.1 | 23.0 | 7.4 | 6.4 |
| 3+ | 3579 | 17.4 | 3.5 | 43.1 | 21.1 | 8.2 | 6.7 |
Prevalence at subgroup levels is adjusted for age and regions as appropriate
*Except for age and regions, characteristics were based on the characteristics of the participants collected at the resurvey
^Among baseline non-drinkers, associations between change in drinking status and factors were tested by logistic regression adjusting for age and region: p < 0.001 for trend across birth cohorts and p < 0.02 for heterogeneity across regions, income and self-reported health
#Among baseline drinkers, associations between change in drinking status and factors were tested by multinomial logistic regression adjusting for age and region: p < 0.02 across all variables except education
aPoor self-reported health status include those who reported fair or poor self-rated health; Good self-reported health status include those who reported good or excellent self-rated health
bDiagnosed with one or more of: coronary heart disease, stroke, transient ischaemic attack, diabetes, cancer, tuberculosis, chronic hepatitis/cirrhosis, rheumatoid arthritis, peptic ulcer, chronic respiratory disease, gallstone/gallbladder disease, kidney disease
cDerived by summing the individual scores of each of the four risk factors (0 if no, 1 if yes): regular smoking, lack of daily fruit intake, hypertension, low physical activity