Table 1 Baseline characteristics according to categories of alcohol intake stratified by sex: mean and SD, or %
From: A longitudinal assessment of alcohol intake and incident depression: the SUN project
MALES | FEMALES | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alcohol intake categories (g/day) | 0 | <10 | 10-25 | >25 | 0 | <10 | 10-25 | >25 |
N | 628 | 3,017 | 1,462 | 594 | 2,141 | 4,904 | 778 | 95 |
Age (years) | 43 (15) | 42 (13) | 43 (12) | 49 (11) | 36 (11) | 34 (10) | 37 (11) | 42 (9) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 25 (3) | 25 (3) | 26 (3) | 26 (3) | 22 (3) | 22 (3) | 22 (3) | 22 (3) |
Physical activity (MET-h/week) | 28 (35) | 25 (25) | 25 (25) | 24 (22) | 18 (20) | 18 (19) | 20 (19) | 20 (18) |
Mediterranean dietary pattern | 4 (2) | 4 (2) | 4 (2) | 4 (2) | 4 (2) | 4 (2) | 4 (2) | 4 (2) |
Current smokers (%) | 13 | 16 | 26 | 27 | 15 | 25 | 35 | 30 |
Ex-smokers (%) | 29 | 35 | 37 | 53 | 20 | 27 | 34 | 48 |
Marital Status (% married) | 59 | 63 | 64 | 80 | 49 | 43 | 39 | 56 |
Living alone (%) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 14 |
Unemployment (%) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Alcohol intake source | ||||||||
Alcohol (g/day) | 0 (0) | 5 (3) | 16 (4) | 41 (19) | 0 (0) | 3 (3) | 15 (4) | 33 (9) |
Red Wine (g/day) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 6 (5) | 19 (14) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 5 (5) | 16 (13) |
All wine (g/day) | 0 (0) | 2 (2) | 7 (6) | 23 (16) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 6 (6) | 17 (14) |
Beer (g/day) | 0 (0) | 2 (2) | 5 (4) | 11 (14) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 5 (4) | 12 (12) |
Spirits (g/day) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 4 (4) | 7 (12) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 3 (4) | 4 (7) |