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Table 3 Alcohol consumption data by site for men

From: The associations between alcohol intake and cardiometabolic risk in African-origin adults spanning the epidemiologic transition

 

Ghana

South Africa

Jamaica

Seychelles

United States

Overall

N

207

236

249

230

245

1167

Percent Drinkers (N) %

119 (57.49)**

172 (72.88)**

222 (89.16)

206 (89.57)

222 (90.61)

941 (80.63)

# Days Drink/yr

148 ± 138**

145 ± 96**

90 ± 104

84 ± 97*

99 ± 102

108 ± 108

# drinks/day

1.9 ± 1.3**

6.5 ± 5.8**

2.7 ± 1.9*

5.2 ± 3.7**

3.9 ± 3.2

4.1 ± 3.9

# drinks special occasion

2.0 ± 2.2**

7.4 ± 7.1**

4.6 ± 4.6

10.0 ± 5.5**

4.8 ± 4.2

6.0 ± 5.7

# Abstain, (N) %

88 (42.51)**

64 (27.12)**

27 (10.84)

24 (10.43)

23 (9.39)

226 (19.37)

# Light Drinker (1–3), (N) %

101 (48.79)

46 (19.49)**

167 (67.07)*

67 (29.13)**

137 (55.92)

51 (44.39)

# Heavy Drinker (> = 4), (N) %

18 (8.70)**

126 (53.39)**

55 (22.09)**

139 (60.43)**

85 (34.69)

423 (36.25)

  1. *p < 0.05, and **p < 0.01. Reference is USA. Categories for Abstain, Light drinker, and Heavy drinker are defined by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). Number of Drinks a Day, Number of Drinking Days per year, and Number of Drinks on Special occasions exclude participants that indicated that they do not drink regularly