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Table 2 Consumption by age before and after upshifting estimates

From: Mortality and potential years of life lost attributable to alcohol consumption in Canada in 2005

  

Raw estimates (Current Drinkers)

Corrected estimates (Current Drinkers

Number of drinking occasions per week

Gender

Age

Mean (g/day)

95% CI

Mean (g/day)

95% CI

Number

95% CI

Women

15-24

9.67

(2.1-17.2)

26.4

(24.4-28.3)

0.80

(0.58-1.02)

 

25-34

5.46

(3.5-7.4)

18.2

(16.8-19.5)

0.75

(0.61-0.88)

 

35-44

3.63

(3.1-4.2)

12.1

(11.6-12.7)

0.82

(0.69-0.95)

 

45-54

5.03

(4.1-5.9)

16.7

(16.0-17.4)

1.03

(0.89-1.18)

 

55-64

4.55

(3.9-5.2)

15.1

(14.4-15.9)

1.06

(0.91-1.12)

 

65-74

4.57

(3.4-5.7)

15.2

(14.0-16.4)

1.01

(0.77-1.26)

 

75+

3.97

(2.9-5.0)

13.2

(12.0-14.5)

0.83

(0.59-1.07)

Men

15-24

11.68

(8.3-15.0)

38.5

(35.5-41.6)

0.92

(0.73-1.12)

 

25-34

12.80

(9.8-15.8)

40.0

(36.6-43.3)

1.39

(1.14-1.64)

 

35-44

9.14

(7.5-10.8)

29.7

(28.1-31.3)

1.40

(1.21-1.59)

 

45-54

12.01

(8.8-15.2)

36.4

(34.4-38.4)

1.63

(1.42-1.86)

 

55-64

10.58

(8.7-12.4)

34.7

(32.6-36.7)

1.68

(1.42-1.93)

 

65-74

11.34

(7.5-15.2)

37.5

(34.1-40.9)

1.52

(1.15-1.89)

 

75+

7.92

(5.7-10.1)

25.9

(23.1-28.7)

1.77

(1.29-2.25)

Total

 

5.79

(4.6-7.0)

-

-

1.15

(1.09-1.21)