Table 2. Baseline characteristics of the EPIC participants by categories of baseline alcohol intake1.
| Baseline alcohol intake categories (g/day) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Total | < 0.1 | 0.1 - 4.9 | 5 - 14.9 | 15 - 29.9 | 30 - 59.9 | > 60 | |
| Number of participants | (n) | 142,219 | 9,709 | 30,494 | 37,890 | 29,450 | 25,272 | 9,404 |
| Number of PC cases | - | 556 | 40 | 95 | 134 | 120 | 104 | 63 |
| Person-Years | - | 1,978,418 | 131,552 | 433,917 | 534,503 | 405,407 | 347,434 | 125,605 |
| Age at recruitment | (years) | 52 ± 10 | 54 ± 11 | 51 ± 12 | 52 ± 11 | 52 ± 9 | 53 ± 9 | 53 ± 8 |
| Height | (cm) | 175 ± 7 | 172 ± 8 | 175 ± 7 | 175 ± 7 | 175 ± 7 | 175 ± 7 | 174 ± 7 |
| Weight | (kg) | 81 ± 12 | 80 ± 13 | 80 ± 12 | 81 ± 12 | 81 ± 11 | 82 ± 12 | 83 ± 13 |
| BMI | (kg/m2) | 27 ± 4 | 27 ± 4 | 26 ± 4 | 26 ± 4 | 26 ± 3 | 27 ± 4 | 27 ± 4 |
| Diabetes mellitus | (%) | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Smokers at recruitment | (%) | 29 | 29 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 36 | 49 |
| Participants moderately active | (%) | 24 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Participants with at least a university degree | (%) | 27 | 15 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 22 |
| Energy from non-alcohol drinking | (kcal/day) | 2,268 ± 637 | 2,282 ± 686 | 2,222 ± 659 | 2,260 ± 626 | 2,297 ± 620 | 2,277 ± 620 | 2,318 ± 637 |
| Lifetime alcohol intakes | (g/day) | 26 ± 29 | 23 ± 47 | 10 ± 20 | 15 ± 15 | 24 ± 18 | 38 ± 23 | 65 ± 41 |
| Baseline alcohol intakes | (g/day) | 20 ± 23 | 0 ± 0 | 2 ± 1 | 9 ± 3 | 21 ± 4 | 42 ± 8 | 82 ± 25 |
| Women | Units | < 0.1 | 0.1 - 4.9 | 5 - 14.9 | 15 - 29.9 | > 30 | ||
| Number of participants | (n) | 333,887 | 56,754 | 132,159 | 89,804 | 35,695 | 19,475 | - |
| Number of PC cases | - | 727 | 127 | 278 | 187 | 81 | 54 | - |
| Person-Years | - | 4,660,979 | 799,607 | 1,841,850 | 1,261,568 | 490,471 | 267,483 | - |
| Age at recruitment | (years) | 51 ± 10 | 52 ± 9 | 50 ± 10 | 51 ± 10 | 51 ± 9 | 52 ± 8 | - |
| Height | (cm) | 162 ± 7 | 160 ± 7 | 163 ± 7 | 163 ± 6 | 163 ± 6 | 163 ± 6 | - |
| Weight | (kg) | 66 ± 12 | 68 ± 13 | 66 ± 12 | 65 ± 11 | 64 ± 10 | 65 ± 11 | - |
| BMI | (kg/m2) | 25 ± 4 | 26 ± 5 | 25 ± 5 | 24 ± 4 | 24 ± 4 | 24 ± 4 | - |
| Diabetes melitus | (%) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Smokers at recruitment | (%) | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 31 | - |
| Participants moderately active | (%) | 27 | 22 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | - |
| Participants with at least a university degree | (%) | 23 | 13 | 20 | 28 | 30 | 32 | - |
| Energy from non-alcohol drinking | (kcal/day) | 1,877 ± 529 | 1,831 ± 534 | 1,845 ± 521 | 1,910 ± 520 | 1,963 ± 540 | 1,915 ± 558 | - |
| Lifetime alcohol intakes | (g/day) | 7 ± 9 | 1 ± 6 | 3 ± 5 | 8 ± 7 | 14 ± 9 | 23 ± 14 | - |
| Baseline alcohol intakes | (g/day) | 8 ± 12 | 0 ± 0 | 2 ± 1 | 9 ± 3 | 21 ± 4 | 43 ± 15 | - |
1
Means ± SD are presented for continuous variables, frequencies for categorical variables.