Table 1.
Baseline characteristics in 2006 by alcohol consumption group among 87,118 Kailuan participants without rheumatoid arthritis, adjusted for age and sex a.
| Alcohol Consumption Group | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Never or Past | Light or Moderate | Heavy | |
| N | 61,161 | 15,113 | 10,844 |
| Women, % | 30.2 | 3.88 | 0.35 |
| Age, year | 51.7 ± 0.05 | 45.5 ± 0.11 | 49.7 ± 0.13 |
| Alcohol intake, grams/day | 0 | 4.47 ± 0.09 | 61.8 ± 0.10 |
| Smoking status, number % | |||
| Never | 80.9 | 26.8 | 12.9 |
| Past | 4.35 | 9.88 | 6.03 |
| Current | 14.7 | 63.3 | 81.1 |
| CRP b, mg/L | 2.37 ± 0.03 | 2.48 ± 0.06 | 2.15 ± 0.07 |
| BMI c, kg/m2 | 24.9 ± 0.02 | 25.00 ± 0.03 | 24.7 ± 0.04 |
| Diabetes status, % | |||
| Normoglycemic | 71.2 | 69.4 | 64.1 |
| Pre-diabetic | 18.9 | 22.8 | 27.3 |
| Diabetic | 9.91 | 7.80 | 8.55 |
| Hypertension status, % | |||
| Normotensive | 19.1 | 25.4 | 13.5 |
| Pre-hypertensive | 48.1 | 47.8 | 49.6 |
| Hypertensive | 32.8 | 26.8 | 36.9 |
| LDL-C, mmol/L d | 2.27 ± 0.00 | 2.44 ± 0.01 | 2.49 ± 0.01 |
| HDL-C, mmol/L e | 1.57 ± 0.00 | 1.53 ± 0.00 | 1.64 ± 0.00 |
| Triglycerides, mmol/L | 1.60 ± 0.01 | 1.59 ± 0.01 | 1.75 ± 0.01 |
a Continuous variables are presented as the mean ± standard error, adjusted for sex and age. Alcohol consumption is grouped into never or past, light-to-moderate (women: 0–1.0 servings/d; men: 0–2.0 servings/d), and heavy (women: >1.0 serving/d; men: >2 servings/d). All variables are age- and sex-adjusted, except age, which is only adjusted for sex. b C-reactive protein. c Body mass index. d Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). e High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C).