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Table 2 Number of cases and prevalence (%) of non-communicable disease and injury by alcohol consumption patternsa

From: Alcohol consumption patterns in Thailand and their relationship with non-communicable disease

NCD outcome x Sex

 

Drinking categoryc

p-value

Total

 

Never drinker

Occasional light drinkers

Occasional heavy drinkers

Regular heavy drinkers

Ex-drinkers

Men

        

 High cholesterol

n (%)

308 (8)

956 (11)

2,099 (12)

610 (18)

560(13)

<.0001

4,605 (12)

 High blood pressure

n (%)

220 (5)

515 (6)

1,158 (6)

336 (10)

387 (9)

<.0001

2,671 (7)

 Obesityb

n (%)

787 (19)

1,692 (20)

4,059(23)

1,041 (30)

999 (24)

<.0001

8,689 (22)

 Liver disease

n (%)

127 (3)

347 (4)

951 (5)

298 (9)

351 (8)

<.0001

2,105 (5)

Women

        

 High cholesterol

n (%)

1,134 (6)

1,145 (6)

307 (5)

21 (9)

227 (7)

<.0001

2,841 (6)

 High blood pressure

n (%)

467 (3)

461 (3)

165 (3)

10 (4)

104 (3)

0.162

1,209 (3)

 Obesityb

n (%)

1,876 (10)

1,653 (9)

664 (11)

21(9)

375 (12)

<.0001

4,596 (10)

 Liver disease

n (%)

281 (2)

381 (2)

177 (3)

8 (3)

105 (3)

<.0001

953 (2)

  1. aLight drinkers consumed < 4 glasses/occasion; heavy drinkers consumed 4+ glasses per occasion. Occasional vs. regular drinking reflected self-report of being an “occasional social drinker” vs. “current regular” drinker respectively
  2. bBMI ≥ 25Kg/m2
  3. cSample size of alcohol categories by sex: Men (n = 38,700), never drinkers 4,077, occasional light drinkers 8,630, occasional heavy drinkers 17,840, and regular heavy drinkers 3,441; Women (n = 46,550), never drinkers 18,453, occasional light drinkers 18,229, occasional heavy drinkers 6,311, and regular heavy drinkers 234