Table 2. Birthdate-adjusted analyses of differences in young adulthood (draft board data) among six adult-life trajectories of alcohol consumption.
| Full sample n = 2510 men | Abstaining n = 76 | Moderate n = 1635 | High-risk n = 119 | Increasing n = 274 | Decreasing n = 320 | Fluctuating n = 86 | P-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draft Board Data (continuous) | ||||||||
| Intelligence (IQ) | 100.0 (15.0) | 95.81** | 100.99 | 100.19 | 99.43 | 96.61*** | 99.01 | <0.001 |
| Education (1–9 scale) | 6.07 (1.92) | 5.73 | 6.22 | 6.07 | 6.12 | 5.44*** | 5.67* | <0.001 |
| Weight | 69.04 (8.87) | 68.80 | 69.09 | 69.85 | 69.36 | 68.58 | 67.97 | 0.581 |
| Height | 179.48 (6.60) | 179.09 | 179.69 | 179.88 | 179.74 | 178.32** | 178.67 | 0.019 |
| BMI | 21.48 (3.14) | 21.44 | 21.38 | 21.63 | 21.75 | 21.76 | 21.26 | 0.489 |
a P-value for overall test of differences among the six trajectories
* P < 0.05
** P < 0.01
*** P < 0.001