Table 1.
Subjects Data and Comparison of each Variable among Groups
| Overall | Drinking group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 396) | Non | Light | Heavy | Very heavy | |
| (n = 167) | (n = 167) | (n − 24) | (n = 38) | ||
| Sex (no.) | |||||
| Men | 144 | 44 | 69 | 12 | 19 |
| Women | 252 | 123 | 98 | 12 | 19 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | |||||
| Mean (SD) | |||||
| Men | 21.49 (3.73) | 20.78 (4.12) | 21.43 (3.51) | 21.76 (4.09) | 23.11 (3.13)a |
| Women | 21.23 (3.84) | 20.74 (3.91) | 21.34 (3.73) | 23.34 (3.65)a | 22.49 (3.59) |
| Alc./day (g/day) | |||||
| Mean (SD) | |||||
| Men | 32.95 (126.75)∗ | 0.00b | 6.11 (5.84)b | 29.87 (6.96)b | 208.65 (299.11) |
| Women | 18.88 (73.62) | 0.00b | 6.15 (5.75)b | 29.85 (6.74)b | 199.77 (193.49) |
| Unhealthy FFQ | |||||
| Mean (SD) | |||||
| Men | 2.47 (0.69) | 2.45 (0.64) | 2.47 (0.70) | 2.40 (0.67) | 2.55 (0.81) |
| Women | 2.38 (0.71) | 2.30 (0.70) | 2.49 (0.74)a | 2.57 (0.65) | 2.24 (0.65) |
N = 396. BMI: body mass index; Alc./day: average daily alcohol consumption (grams of ethanol per day); unhealthy FFQ: unhealthy food frequency questionnaire (high risk >3.5). Non-drinkers; light drinkers: <22 g ethanol/day; heavy drinkers: ≥22 and <44 g ethanol/day; very heavy drinkers: ≥44 g ethanol/day.
* Significant differences compared with gender; p < 0.05.
a Significant differences compared with non-drinking group; p < 0.05.
b Significant differences compared with very heavy drinking group; p < 0.05.