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Table 4 Alcohol consumption data by site for women

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

293

268

251

270

257

1339

Percent Drinkers (N) %

66 (22.53)**

58 (21.64)**

157 (62.55)**

230 (85.19)

212 (82.49)

723 (54.00)

# Days Drink/yr

82 ± 117**

115 ± 92**

39 ± 68

39 ± 63

49 ± 70

51 ± 77

# drinks/day

1.4 ± 0.83**

5.5 ± 4.4**

2.1 ± 1.4*

3.1 ± 2.1*

2.6 ± 2.3

2.8 ± 2.4

# drinks special occasion

1.1 ± 1.5**

5.6 ± 4.8**

2.6 ± 2.7

4.8 ± 3.2**

3.1 ± 3.1

4.9 ± 0.24

# Abstain (N) %

227 (77.47)**

210 (78.36)**

94 (37.45)**

40 (14.81)

45 (17.51)

616 (46.00)

# Light Drinker (1–2) (N) %

54 (18.43)**

13 (4.85)**

111 (44.22)*

106 (39.26)**

142 (55.25)

426 (31.81)

#Heavy Drinker (> = 3) (N) %

12 (4.10)**

45 (16.79)**

46 (18.33)*

124 (45.93)**

70 (27.24)

297 (22.18)

  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