Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of study variables (n = 106 180)
| Individuals | Countries | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Mean | 95% CI | Median | IQR | |
| Standard drink units per week | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 2.9 |
| Alcohol consumption categories (%) | |||||
| Life-time abstainer | 26.0 | 25.7 | 26.2 | 21.6 | 22.6 |
| Current abstainer | 20.6 | 20.4 | 20.8 | 17.5 | 8.9 |
| Occasional drinker | 15.8 | 15.6 | 16.0 | 18.1 | 11.7 |
| Moderate drinker | 30.3 | 30.1 | 30.6 | 33.7 | 29.8 |
| Heavy drinker | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 6.3 | 6.0 |
| Age (years) | 66.3 | 66.2 | 66.4 | 66.2 | 1.5 |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | – | – | – | 88.0 | 4.7 |
| Alcohol prices (in $US) | – | – | – | 14.6 | 7.1 |
| Female (%) | 55.6 | 55.3 | 55.8 | 55.4 | 3.7 |
| Limitations to perform ADLs (%) | 17.7 | 17.4 | 18.1 | 16.3 | 9.1 |
| Weight categories (%) | |||||
| Under weight | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Normal weight | 38.1 | 37.8 | 38.3 | 34.3 | 14.0 |
| Overweight | 37.9 | 37.6 | 38.2 | 39.7 | 6.8 |
| Obese | 21.9 | 21.7 | 22.2 | 23.0 | 11.9 |
| Chronic diseases (%) | |||||
| High blood pressure | 45.9 | 45.6 | 46.2 | 45.2 | 16.9 |
| Diabetes | 15.4 | 15.2 | 15.6 | 14.8 | 12.1 |
| Heart disease | 16.8 | 16.6 | 17.0 | 15.4 | 10.8 |
| Stroke | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 3.2 |
| Arthritis | 34.3 | 34.0 | 34.5 | 33.0 | 15.9 |
| Self-reported health (%) | |||||
| Very bad | 12.6 | 12.4 | 12.8 | 8.4 | 9.4 |
| Bad | 28.5 | 28.3 | 28.8 | 24.8 | 12.2 |
| Regular | 32.5 | 32.2 | 32.7 | 32.4 | 7.3 |
| Good | 19.3 | 19.1 | 19.6 | 17.5 | 22.1 |
| Very good | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 7.7 |
| Educational status (%) | |||||
| Primary uncompleted | 15.1 | 15.0 | 15.4 | 10.7 | 19.1 |
| High school uncompleted | 35.2 | 34.9 | 35.5 | 38.8 | 26.4 |
| High school completed | 28.0 | 27.7 | 28.2 | 26.4 | 29.6 |
| College uncompleted | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 5.8 |
| College completed or more | 16.0 | 15.8 | 16.2 | 20.6 | 13.3 |
| Marital status (%) | |||||
| Married | 71.6 | 71.3 | 71.8 | 71.2 | 13.6 |
| Divorced or separated | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 4.8 |
| Widowed | 15.9 | 15.7 | 16.2 | 15.5 | 4.6 |
| Single | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 2.2 |
Median and interquartile range (IQR) calculated as the country-level subtraction between the 75th and 25th percentiles for 22 countries observed in the available year closest to 2010; more details in Supporting information, Table S1. CI = confidence interval; ADL = activities of daily living.