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Table 5 Gender differences in totala and beverage-specific alcohol consumption (in liters of pure alcohol a year) in HUNT2 and HUNT3, in multivariate adjusted means and mean differences (with 95 % confidence intervals)b

From: Gender differences and gender convergence in alcohol use over the past three decades (1984–2008), The HUNT Study, Norway

 

Liters of pure alcohol a year

N = 35587

Total volume

Beer

Wine

Liquor

HUNT2 All

2.18

0.84

0.55

0.78

Women

1.59

0.50

0.70

0.39

Men

2.66

1.11

0.43

1.11

Mean gender differences (95 % CI)b

1.13 (1.09, 1.18)

0.67 (0.65,0.70)

−0.25 (−0.27, −0.22)

0.70 (0.68,0.72)

N = 36322

    

HUNT3 All

2.32

0.85

0.98

0.40

Women

1.80

0.47

1.16

0.17

Men

2.83

1.41

0.80

0.63

Mean gender differences (95 % CI)b

1.08 (1.03, 1.12)

0.98 (0.95, 1.00)

−0.35 (−0.37,-0.33)

0.45 (0.43, 0.47)

Gender differences changec:

P = 0.029

P < .001

P < .001

P < .001

  1. aTotal consumption was the summarized beverage-specific intake reported by recent drinkers
  2. bMeans and mean differences were adjusted for age, education level and marital status
  3. cGender differences change: p-value for interaction term between gender and survey (H2 = reference)
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