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Table 2 Alcohol consumption status (percentage and corresponding standard error) by socio-demographic characteristics and health factors in men

From: Alcohol consumption and associated factors among middle-aged and older adults: results from China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study

 

Alcohol drinking category

 

N

Lifetime abstainer

Former drinkers

Occasional drinkers

0~13.9 dks/wk

14.0~27.9 dks/wk

≥28 dks/wk

χ2

P value

Age (years)

  45~49

1355

36.45 (2.06)

15.88 (2.03)

8.03 (2.22)

20.67 (1.47)

7.63 (1.49)

11.34 (1.05)

140.74

<0.001

  50~54

1099

38.33 (2.00)

13.86 (2.11)

6.49 (0.82)

20.22 (1.46)

7.24 (0.80)

13.86 (1.31)

  

  55~59

1503

37.95 (1.62)

10.77 (1.13)

8.55 (0.88)

21.23 (1.99)

9.27 (1.33)

12.24 (1.07)

  

  60~64

1294

38. (1.52)

10.11 (1.03)

13.83 (1.15)

16.35 (1.22)

7.85 (0.96)

13.86 (1.21)

  

  65~69

842

40.21 (2.60)

11.9 (3.70)

15.31 (1.53)

14.97 (1.68)

6.64 (0.93)

10.97 (1.21)

  

  70~74

647

50.26 (2.46)

7.54 (1.25)

18.11 (1.83)

11.64 (1.79)

5.12 (0.87)

7.33 (1.17)

  

  ≥75

644

56.49 (3.10)

8.53 (2.88)

12.36 (1.45)

12.62 (1.79)

5.19 (0.87)

4.81 (0.92)

  

Rural-urban status

Rural

5613

40.83 (1.18)

11.6 (0.79)

10.84 (0.76)

16.92 (0.65)

7.53 (0.45)

12.28 (0.64)

7.42

0.191

  Urban

1721

41.29 (2.07)

12.05 (1.36)

11.12 (1.08)

20.09 (1.28)

6.79 (1.77)

8.67 (1.02)

  

Marital status

         

  Separated/divorced/widowed/

never been married

705

47.52 (2.34)

7.63 (1.28)

11.31 (1.66)

15.56 (2.06)

9.1 (2.22)

8.87 (1.39)

14.45

0.013

Married

6678

40.11 (1.08)

12.25 (0.85)

10.9 (0.64)

18.05 (0.67)

7.15 (0.46)

11.54 (0.57)

  

Living alone

  No

6290

40.21 (0.99)

11.55 (0.85)

10.61 (0.50)

18.28 (0.64)

7.42 (0.47)

11.93 (0.59)

6.88

0.230

  Yes

1093

44.44 (3.07)

12.72 (2.31)

12.6 (2.36)

15.29 (2.55)

7.09 (1.63)

7.87 (1.07)

  

Education

  Illiteracy

971

47.72 (2.28)

8.85 (1.12)

12.99 (1.39)

12.89 (1.41)

7.71 (1.03)

9.83 (1.09)

34.35

0.003

  Primary or junior high school

3240

41.17 (1.24)

10.07 (1.12)

12.13 (0.69)

16.97 (0.81)

7.29 (0.55)

12.38 (0.77)

  

  Senior high school

1944

39.28 (1.72)

13.38 (1.30)

9.86 (1.69)

19.53 (1.66)

6.61 (0.59)

11.35 (0.96)

  

  Graduate

1222

38.38 (2.42)

14.81 (2.01)

8.71 (1.23)

20.2 (1.37)

8.4 (2.51)

9.49 (1.30)

  

Smoking

  No

2001

56.63 (1.83)

11.65 (1.67)

7.69 (0.74)

14.26 (1.12)

4.18 (0.55)

5.58 (0.58)

147.89

<0.001

  Yes

5383

34.77 (1.05)

11.78 (0.74)

12.2 (0.78)

19.2 (0.80)

8.6 (0.79)

13.45 (0.72)

  

Self- Comment of Your Health

  Excellent

297

30.86 (4.19)

11.05 (2.17)

6.79 (1.76)

24.54 (6.50)

12.11 (5.52)

14.66 (3.18)

90.52

<0.001

  Very good

987

39.54 (2.36)

10.87 (1.18)

5.68 (0.86)

18.93 (1.46)

9.75 (2.15)

15.24 (1.31)

  

  Good

2436

38.81 (1.63)

13.39 (1.43)

9.12 (1.40)

19.41 (1.12)

7.06 (0.60)

12.2 (0.84)

  

  Fair

2545

42.08 (1.53)

12.45 (1.44)

12.32 (0.83)

16.39 (1.02)

6.8 (0.61)

9.95 (0.73)

  

  Poor

1117

47.71 (1.94)

7.33 (0.99)

18.53 (1.53)

14.07 (1.24)

5.42 (0.84)

6.95 (0.88)

  

Region

  Central

1132

40.49 (2.34)

11.5 (1.25)

12.16 (1.19)

19.49 (1.61)

6.94 (0.98)

9.42 (1.07)

162.30

<0.001

  East

2243

35.8 (1.49)

9.8 (1.27)

10.54 (0.89)

19.81 (1.21)

8.54 (0.74)

15.51 (1.19)

  

  North-central

1065

45.75 (1.99)

10.85 (1.49)

8.71 (1.07)

18.69 (1.22)

6.22 (0.88)

9.78 (1.52)

  

  North-east

549

31.98 (2.48)

8.43 (1.37)

10.86 (1.89)

24.66 (1.66)

6.98 (1.22)

17.1 (2.51)

  

  North-west

561

51.12 (2.92)

18.32 (1.71)

9.78 (1.70)

16.83 (2.01)

2.17 (0.62)

1.78 (0.57)

  

  South

566

52.87 (6.95)

19.17 (3.36)

8.13 (3.56)

9.01 (1.59)

7.81 (3.79)

2.99 (0.91)

  

  South-west

1268

37.19 (2.01)

8.94 (0.99)

15.16 (1.39)

15.76 (1.44)

8.87 (1.08)

14.09 (1.21)

  

Depression

         

  No

4578

39.00 (1.11)

11.12 (0.89)

8.66 (0.50)

19.86 (0.86)

8.21 (0.92)

13.14 (0.73)

42.05

<0.001

Yes

2035

42.31 (1.53)

8.37 (0.75)

14.3 (0.98)

17.75 (1.06)

7.05 (0.67)

10.22 (0.81)

  

Working status

NO

2021

48.08 (1.36)

9.35 (0.92)

15.15 (1.16)

14.44 (1.00)

6.16 (0.84)

6.83 (0.71)

105.92

<0.001

Yes

5363

37.53 (1.21)

12.87 (0.88)

8.95 (0.73)

19.40 (0.79)

7.93 (0.59)

13.32 (0.68)

  

Social activities

No

3445

42.98 (1.43)

10.46 (1.58)

10.53 (0.69)

17.25 (1.07)

6.94 (0.50)

11.84 (0.74)

5.79

0.327

Yes

3939

39.24 (1.18)

12.77 (0.95)

11.27 (0.99)

18.26 (0.78)

7.70 (0.99)

10.76 (0.69)

  

Sleep time

  <6.0 h

1449

39.32 (1.86)

8.74 (0.87)

13.81 (1.07)

18.75 (1.34)

7.61 (0.82)

11.77 (1.08)

25.13

0.005

  6.0~7.9 h

2532

38.21 (1.42)

11.39 (0.85)

9.21 (0.82)

21.33 (0.91)

8.77 (1.49)

11.09 (0.87)

  

  ≥8.0 h

2977

41.36 (1.42)

11.14 (1.37)

9.51 (0.63)

17.47 (1.15)

7.35 (0.54)

13.17 (0.81)

  
  1. Drs/wk: drinks/week