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Table 4 Characteristics of covariates by fasting plasma glucose (fPG) at age 43, total alcohol consumption ages 16 to 43, and binge drinking ages 16 to 43

From: Binge drinking and total alcohol consumption from 16 to 43 years of age are associated with elevated fasting plasma glucose in women: results from the northern Swedish cohort study

 

Fasting plasma glucose age 43a

p-value

Total alcohol consumption ages 16 to 43b

p-value

Binge drinking ages 16 to 43c

p-value

BMI >25 at age 16

5.35 (1.22)

0.061

28,237 (37937)

0.527

6.0 (17.5)

0.587

BMI <25 at age 16

5.11 (0.84)

 

30,177 (48981)

 

2.5 (18.0)

 

Daily intake of sugary foods at age 16

5.07 (0.63)

0.891

39,010 (66483)

0.054

8.5 (20.0)

(0.225)

Less than daily intake of sugary foods at age 16

5.13 (0.90)

 

29,107 (44740)

 

6.0 (17.5)

 

Daily smoking at age 16

5.09 (0.73)

0.442

39,114 (61835)

<0.001

9.5 (21.0)

<0.001

Less than daily smoking at age 16

5.13 (0.90)

 

27,782 (44641)

 

6.0 (16.5)

 

Exercise a few times a month or more seldom at age 16

5.19 (1.27)

0.015

42,284 (68154)

<0.001

11.0 (20.0)

<0.001

Exercise at least once a week at age 16

5.09 (0.68)

 

27,568 (43624)

 

6.0 (15.4)

 

Family history of diabetes at age 16

5.41 (1.48)

0.020

42,686 (58414)

0.853

7.0 (17.0)

0.774

No family history of diabetes at age 16

5.11 (0.83)

 

29,762 (47346)

 

6.0 (17.5)

 

Both parents working-class at age 16

5.13 (0.72)

0.877

29,883 (47686)

0.833

8.5 (17.8)

0.007

No or one parent working-class at age 16

5.11 (0.93)

 

30,223 (50758)

 

6.0 (17.5)

 

BMI >25 at age 43

5.28 (1.00)

0.003

35,099 (56201)

0.005

8.5 (18.5)

<0.001

BMI <25 at age 43

4.88 (0.51)

 

26,523 (39977)

 

2.5 (11.5)

 

Daily intake of sugary foods at age 43

4.82 (0.58)

0.590

23,624 (41323)

0.229

4.8 (11.9)

0.286

Less than daily intake of sugary foods at age 43

5.14 (0.87)

 

30,386 (50030)

 

6.0 (17.5)

 

Daily smoking at age 43

5.23 (0.72)

0.878

38,906 (68784)

0.071

10.0 (20.0)

<0.001

Less than daily smoking at age 43

5.10 (0.88)

 

28,725 (44546)

 

6.0 (15.5)

 

Exercise a few times a month or more seldom at age 43

5.21 (1.07)

0.013

35,643 (69638)

0.039

9.5 (20.0)

<0.001

Exercise more than a few times a moth at age 43

5.06 (0.67)

 

28,217 (39657)

 

6.0 (14.0)

 

Hypertensive at age 43

5.45 (1.24)

0.001

41,110 (68651)

<0.001

9.5 (21.0)

0.001

Normotensive at age 43

5.00 (0.64)

 

27,576 (43291)

 

6.0 (15.5)

 
  1. Data are displayed as mean (SD) for (which is normally distributed), and as median (IQR) for total alcohol consumption ages 16 to 43 and binge drinking ages 16 to 43 (which are not normally distributed). Significant differences in bold, *p < .05
  2. aMmol/L. bGrams of pure alcohol. cBinge drinking from ages 16 to 43 (range 0–28) is defined as number of years during which the participant reported binge drinking
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