Table 5 Comparison of heavy drinkers versus non-heavy drinkers, according to ALD

Age

49.02 ± 13.64

53.00 ± 11.51

t = 13.80

P = 0.00

49.45 ± 11.06

49.45 ± 11.40

t = −0.01

P = 0.996

Waist circumference (cm)

89.86 ± 10.04

90.36 ± 9.10

t = 2.21

P = 0.03

97.43 ± 8.33

97.82 ± 8.13

t = 0.73

P = 0.46

Hip circumference (cm)

99.49 ± 7.38

99.17 ± 6.73

t = −1.99

P = 0.047

103.52 ± 6.85

103.22 ± 6.60

t = −0.68

P = 0.49

BMI

25.93 ± 3.69

25.63 ± 3.35

t = −3.69

P = 0.00

28.83 ± 3.05

28.64 ± 3.45

t = −0.90

P = 0.37

Systolic BP (mmHg)

135.84 ± 20.22

141.17 ± 20.76

t = 10.82

P = 0.00

143.88 ± 20.83

143.40 ± 19.54

t = − 0.37

P = 0.71

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

82.88 ± 12.98

84.58 ± 13.33

t = 5.36

P = 0.00

88.14 ± 13.48

88.30 ± 13.27

t = 0.18

P = 0.86

Blood sugar (mmol/L)

6.14 ± 1.87

6.32 ± 2.04

t = 3.73

P = 0.00

6.88 ± 2.32

6.72 ± 1.99

t = −1.07

P = 0.29

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

5.14 ± 1.01

5.34 ± 1.07

t = 7.89

P = 0.00

5.60 ± 1.21

5.74 ± 1.31

t = 1.76

P = 0.08

HDL (mmol/L)

1.37 ± 0.35

1.50 ± 0.41

t = 13.08

P = 0.00

1.31 ± 0.33

1.36 ± 0.37

t = 2.49

P = 0.01

LDL (mmol/L)

3.05 ± 1.76

3.07 ± 1.91

t = 0.42

P = 0.67

3.12 ± 0.96

3.27 ± 0.99

t = 2.22

P = 0.03

Triglyceride (mmol/L)

12.20 ± 298.55

12.25 ± 270.17

t = 0.01

P = 0.995

3.60 ± 3.80

3.50 ± 3.65

t = −0.39

P = 0.70

ALT (U/L)

24.80 ± 19.85

23.80 ± 21.84

t = −1.90

P = 0.06

39.05 ± 26.14

39.29 ± 28.18

t = 0.13

P = 0.89

AST (U/L)

23.69 ± 13.76

25.89 ± 22.29

t = 4.29

P = 0.00

33.28 ± 26.09

34.19 ± 23.03

t = 0.58

P = 0.56

DBM (db/m)

234.41 ± 37.38

228.75 ± 32.81

t = −6.95

P = 0.00

270.46 ± 25.99

270.06 ± 25.48

t = −0.24

P = 0.81

LSM (Kpa)

6.86 ± 3.38

6.78 ± 2.97

t = −1.08

P = 0.28

8.08 ± 4.16

8.24 ± 4.32

t = 0.58

P = 0.56