Alcohol consumption (g/d) and clinical and socioeconomic parameters in men
| 0 n=244 | 1–19 n=463 | 20–39 n=379 | 40–79 n=388 | ≥80 n=107 | |||||||
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| mean | SD* | mean | SD | mean | SD | mean | SD | mean | SD | p | |
| *Standard deviation; †intense physical activity, 20 min, three times a week or more. | |||||||||||
| Alcohol consumption (g/d) | – | – | 10.3 | 5.3 | 29.2 | 5.8 | 56.5 | 10.9 | 111.3 | 60.8 | |
| Beverages (% from total alcohol) | |||||||||||
| wine | – | – | 60.1 | 34.8 | 71.5 | 28.6 | 69.9 | 29.6 | 60.5 | 28.4 | |
| beer | – | – | 17.7 | 27.3 | 18.8 | 25.9 | 19.9 | 26.8 | 29.6 | 28.8 | |
| aperitifs | – | – | 20.8 | 28.2 | 8.9 | 12.1 | 9.5 | 14.9 | 9.2 | 14.4 | |
| spirits | – | – | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 2.7 | |
| Age (y) | 47.4 | 8.4 | 49.6 | 8.5 | 50.8 | 8.6 | 51.9 | 8.7 | 51.6 | 7.9 | <0.001 |
| Years of schooling (y) | 12.6 | 4.3 | 12.8 | 4.0 | 12.0 | 3.7 | 11.8 | 3.5 | 11.3 | 3.7 | <0.001 |
| Systolic pressure (mm Hg) | 133.0 | 15.6 | 133.2 | 16.9 | 134.1 | 17.2 | 139.9 | 20.4 | 141.3 | 21.3 | <0.001 |
| Diastolic pressure (mm Hg) | 83.1 | 10.9 | 84.1 | 11.2 | 84.3 | 10.1 | 86.2 | 12.7 | 97.8 | 12.4 | <0.001 |
| Waist to hip ratio | 0.93 | 0.07 | 0.94 | 0.07 | 0.94 | 0.06 | 0.96 | 0.06 | 0.96 | 0.07 | <0.001 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26.2 | 4.2 | 26.9 | 3.9 | 26.4 | 3.5 | 27.1 | 4.0 | 26.7 | 4.7 | NS |
| Fasting glucose (mmol/l) | 5.55 | 0.95 | 5.65 | 1.33 | 5.57 | 1.18 | 5.83 | 1.30 | 5.90 | 1.59 | <0.01 |
| Centre (%) | <0.001 | ||||||||||
| North | 25.4 | 31.5 | 35.6 | 38.9 | 57.0 | ||||||
| East | 23.4 | 33.9 | 32.7 | 29.4 | 18.7 | ||||||
| South | 51.2 | 34.6 | 31.7 | 31.7 | 24.3 | ||||||
| Current smoker (%) | 23.4 | 15.8 | 20.6 | 36.1 | 46.7 | <0.001 | |||||
| Physical activity (%)† | 39.3 | 38.2 | 33.8 | 30.2 | 21.5 | <0.01 | |||||
| Drugs (%) | |||||||||||
| antihypertensive | 10.3 | 12.5 | 15.3 | 20.1 | 22.4 | <0.001 | |||||
| hypolipidaemic | 15.7 | 14.3 | 16.1 | 15.2 | 11.2 | NS | |||||
| antidiabetic | 3.7 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 6.5 | NS | |||||
| Occupational activity (%) | 87.3 | 94.6 | 94.4 | 96.4 | 86.9 | <0.001 | |||||