eTable 1.
Baseline characteristics a of women participants without diabetes by alcohol consumption groups, the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study, 1987–1989
| Never drinkers (n=2130) | Former drinkers (n=991) | ≤1 drink/week (n=1872) | 2–7 drinks/week (n=1196) | 8–14 drinks/week (n=329) | >14 drinks/week (n=113) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcoholic drinks per week, P25-P75 | - | - | 0–0 | 2–5 | 9–12 | 16–24 | |
| Age at visit 1, mean (SD) | 54.2 (5.8) | 53.9 (5.6) | 53.1 (5.7) | 53.2 (5.5) | 53.0 (5.7) | 53.3 (5.7) | |
| Race/center (%) | Whites, Forsyth Co. | 27.0 | 16.8 | 25.0 | 21.6 | 23.1 | 22.1 |
| Whites, Minneapolis | 3.9 | 17.4 | 40.3 | 45.2 | 42.2 | 36.3 | |
| Whites, Washington Co. | 25.7 | 33.6 | 25.9 | 19.5 | 24.3 | 28.3 | |
| Blacks, Forsyth Co. | 2.8 | 6.1 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 3.5 | |
| Blacks, Jackson | 40.6 | 26.2 | 6.4 | 11.6 | 8.5 | 9.7 | |
| Black (%) | 43.4 | 32.3 | 8.8 | 13.8 | 10.3 | 13.3 | |
| Total calorie intake in kcal/day, mean (SD) | 1516.5 (655.4) | 1583.1 (735.4) | 1495.5 (580.5) | 1482.4 (544.4) | 1534.9 (553.7) | 1617.6 (555.1) | |
| Blood glucose level in mg/dL, mean (SD) | 97.0 (9.4) | 97.4 (9.3) | 96.5 (8.6) | 97.3 (8.9) | 98.0 (9.6) | 97.9 (9.1) | |
| HDL in mg/dl, mean (SD) | 56.9 (16.2) | 55.3 (15.2) | 57.2 (15.7) | 63.4 (18.3) | 69.3 (21.2) | 68.0 (19.7) | |
| Total cholesterol in mmol/l, mean (SD) | 5.6 (1.1) | 5.6 (1.1) | 5.6 (1.1) | 5.6 (1.0) | 5.7 (1.1) | 5.8 (1.3) | |
| Parental history of diabetes (%) | 26.6 | 26.3 | 21.5 | 21.2 | 19.1 | 19.5 | |
| Hypertension (%) | 38.3 | 36.8 | 23.9 | 23.7 | 26.7 | 32.7 | |
| Coronary heart disease (%) | 1.6 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.8 | |
| Body mass index in kg/(m2), mean (SD) | 28.5 (6.1) | 28.3 (6.6) | 26.6 (5.3) | 25.8 (4.8) | 24.8 (4.3) | 25.4 (5.0) | |
| Sport index, mean (SD) | 2.2 (0.7) | 2.3 (0.8) | 2.4 (0.8) | 2.5 (0.8) | 2.5 (0.8) | 2.3 (0.8) | |
| Smoking status (%) | Never | 73.5 | 39.7 | 50.5 | 37.5 | 24.0 | 16.8 |
| Former | 11.5 | 30.1 | 24.8 | 31.3 | 29.8 | 27.4 | |
| Current | 14.9 | 30.3 | 24.6 | 31.3 | 46.2 | 55.8 | |
| Waist-to-hip ratio, mean (SD) | 0.9 (0.1) | 0.9 (0.1) | 0.9 (0.1) | 0.9 (0.1) | 0.9 (0.1) | 0.9 (0.1) | |
| Family income (%) | Under $25,000 | 54.6 | 56.0 | 27.6 | 26.4 | 24.0 | 35.4 |
| $25,000-$49,999 | 33.6 | 31.5 | 43.5 | 37.2 | 32.8 | 35.4 | |
| Over $50,000 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 28.9 | 36.4 | 43.2 | 29.2 | |
| Education level (%) | Less than high school | 28.7 | 33.7 | 11.8 | 10.4 | 11.2 | 15.0 |
| High school degree or vocational school | 44.4 | 41.7 | 50.4 | 46.7 | 43.8 | 46.0 | |
| At least some college or professional school | 26.9 | 24.6 | 37.8 | 43.0 | 45.0 | 38.9 | |
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Estimates are percent or mean (SD).