Table 2 Characteristics According to Alcohol Consumption in Women (n = 2600)
From: Alcohol consumption and carotid artery structure in Korean adults aged 50 years and older
| Â | Categories of Alcohol Consumption | Â | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Never (n = 1577) | Former (n = 167) | 0.1-5.0 g/d (n = 715) | 5.1-10.0 g/d (n = 60) | 10.1-20.0 g/d (n = 56) | >20.0 g/d (n = 25) | p* |
Age, y | 65.8 ± 8.0 | 67.3 ± 7.8 | 62.5 ± 7.6 | 61.6 ± 7.5 | 62.3 ± 9.0 | 59.9 ± 7.9 | < 0.001 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 24.5 ± 3.1 | 24.4 ± 3.0 | 24.5 ± 2.8 | 24.3 ± 2.7 | 24.3 ± 2.9 | 25.0 ± 2.6 | 0.908 |
WC, cm | 91.9 ± 8.3 | 91.0 ± 8.4 | 91.0 ± 7.8 | 90.1 ± 6.9 | 91.0 ± 7.7 | 92.3 ± 7.7 | 0.065 |
SBP, mm Hg | 120.7 ± 15.6 | 122.1 ± 15.9 | 120.0 ± 17.0 | 117.8 ± 13.8 | 118.9 ± 16.1 | 122.8 ± 17.0 | 0.354 |
DBP, mm Hg | 71.5 ± 9.0 | 71.8 ± 9.3 | 71.6 ± 9.8 | 70.7 ± 10.7 | 71.3 ± 10.0 | 75.3 ± 10.4 | 0.449 |
FBG, mg/dL | 104.5 ± 22.7 | 106.7 ± 25.4 | 106.3 ± 24.5 | 107.4 ± 25.1 | 100.7 ± 10.5 | 112.3 ± 30.3 | 0.118 |
Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 201.7 ± 38.3 | 201.9 ± 40.5 | 202.6 ± 36.3 | 202.2 ± 37.4 | 195.7 ± 29.2 | 217.4 ± 60.7 | 0.310 |
HDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 52.2 ± 11.7 | 50.3 ± 11.1 | 53.6 ± 12.6 | 54.9 ± 13.5 | 56.7 ± 11.0 | 59.3 ± 15.7 | < 0.001 |
Triglycerides, mg/dL | 140.6 ± 80.2 | 154.5 ± 101.9 | 143.9 ± 91.0 | 117.4 ± 67.0 | 121.6 ± 65.6 | 244.9 ± 406.6 | < 0.001 |
AST, U/L | 22.3 ± 9.1 | 24.4 ± 18.4 | 22.0 ± 7.1 | 22.7 ± 7.3 | 22.1 ± 5.7 | 24.0 ± 18.6 | 0.090 |
GGT, U/L | 20.8 ± 29.5 | 23.2 ± 22.6 | 22.7 ± 21.4 | 32.9 ± 68.8 | 26.2 ± 24.3 | 33.9 ± 44.0 | 0.004 |
Hypertension, % | 41.7 | 48.5 | 39.6 | 28.3 | 39.3 | 24.0 | 0.037 |
Diabetes, % | 15.3 | 19.8 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 10.7 | 16.0 | 0.578 |
Hypercholesterolemia, % | 24.5 | 26.3 | 23.5 | 26.7 | 12.5 | 36.0 | 0.225 |
Current smoking, % | 1.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 6.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 0.060 |
Regular exercise, % | 23.2 | 24.6 | 25.2 | 18.3 | 28.6 | 28.0 | 0.697 |