| Men |
Quartile range (IU/L) |
1–16 |
17–24 |
25–40 |
41–837 |
|
No. of participants |
4123 |
4074 |
3841 |
3949 |
|
Age (year) |
59.6 (10.8) |
58.6 (10.6) |
57.7 (10.3) |
55.7 (9.7) |
|
Never drinker, n (%) |
1512 (36.7) |
992 (24.4) |
641 (16.7) |
285 (7.2) |
|
Quit drinker, n (%) |
323 (7.8) |
256 (6.3) |
179 (4.7) |
114 (2.9) |
|
Regular drinker, n (%) |
2196 (53.3) |
2729 (67.0) |
2955 (76.9) |
3483 (88.2) |
|
Never smoker, n (%) |
1035 (25.1) |
918 (22.5) |
772 (20.1) |
644 (16.3) |
|
Former smoker, n (%) |
1038 (25.2) |
1029 (25.3) |
985 (25.6) |
892 (22.6) |
|
1–20 cigarettes a day, n (%) |
1378 (33.4) |
1324 (32.5) |
1183 (30.8) |
1333 (33.8) |
|
≤ 21 cigarettes a day, n (%) |
438 (10.6) |
488 (12.0) |
552 (14.4) |
736 (18.6) |
|
Body mass index (kg/m2) |
22.0 (2.6) |
22.8 (2.8) |
23.4 (2.9) |
23.9 (2.8) |
|
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) |
129.0 (18.8) |
130.2 (18.5) |
133.2 (18.7) |
136.1 (18.5) |
|
Serum triglycerides (mg/dL) |
102.2 (55.0) |
120.2 (73.1) |
137.8 (87.3) |
172.6 (122.0) |
|
Serum total cholesterol (mg/dL) |
187.5 (32.6) |
194.8 (32.7) |
199.0 (34.3) |
201.5 (37.7) |
|
Aspartate aminotransferase (IU/L) |
21.5 (5.9) |
22.6 (6.0) |
24.0 (6.3) |
26.9 (7.2) |
|
Alanine aminotransferase (IU/L) |
17.2 (7.2) |
19.6 (7.8) |
22.5 (9.0) |
26.3 (9.5) |
| |
| Women |
Quartile range (IU/L) |
1–9 |
10–13 |
14–18 |
19–435 |
|
No. of participants |
5466 |
7785 |
5447 |
6355 |
|
Age (year) |
55.4 (10.4) |
57.3 (10.0) |
58.8 (9.6) |
58.9 (9.1) |
|
Never drinker, n (%) |
4462 (81.6) |
5799 (74.5) |
3904 (71.7) |
4262 (67.1) |
|
Quit drinker, n (%) |
42 (0.8) |
107 (0.4) |
74 (0.3) |
107 (0.4) |
|
Regular drinker, n (%) |
1004 (18.4) |
1986 (25.5) |
1543 (23.3) |
2093 (32.9) |
|
Never smoker, n (%) |
4861 (88.9) |
6196 (79.6) |
4198 (77.1) |
4714 (74.2) |
|
Former smoker, n (%) |
53 (1.0) |
104 (1.3) |
76 (1.4) |
94 (1.5) |
|
1–20 cigarettes a day, n (%) |
139 (2.5) |
236 (3.0) |
187 (3.4) |
327 (5.2) |
|
≥ 21 cigarettes a day, n (%) |
9 (0.2) |
15 (0.2) |
17 (0.3) |
42 (0.7) |
|
Body mass index (kg/m2) |
22.4 (2.8) |
23.0 (3.0) |
23.7 (3.3) |
24.4 (3.4) |
|
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) |
127.6 (19.1) |
128.1 (18.8) |
131.2 (19.7) |
133.0 (19.4) |
|
Serum triglycerides (mg/dL) |
95.6 (51.8) |
106.7 (60.5) |
123.9 (72.6) |
141.2 (87.2) |
|
Serum total cholesterol (mg/dL) |
199.1 (34.9) |
207.2 (35.2) |
214.4 (35.4) |
218.5 (37.3) |
|
Aspartate aminotransferase (IU/L) |
18.9 (5.1) |
20.2 (5.2) |
21.4 (5.5) |
23.7 (6.8) |
|
Alanine aminotransferase (IU/L) |
13.9 (5.7) |
15.1 (6.0) |
17.3 (6.9) |
21.8 (8.9) |
