Table 3

Coefficients of linear regression of blood lipids upon intake of types of alcohol

	Men n=1581					Women n=1535
	β*	SE	p†	F‡	p§	β	SE	p	F	p
Adjusted for antihypertensive, antidiabetic, hypolipidaemic drugs, centre, age, smoking, systolic blood pressure, fasting blood glucose, years of schooling, physical activity, body mass index and occupational activity. *β coefficient corresponding to an increase of 1 g of alcohol intake; †significance of β coefficients; ‡test of equality of β coefficients; §significance of the test of equality.
Total cholesterol				0.57	NS				1.47	NS
Wine	0.0040	0.001	<0.001			0.0061	0.002	<0.05
Beer	0.0017	0.002	NS			−0.0030	0.004	NS
Aperitif	0.0045	0.004	NS			0.0099	0.008	NS
Spirits	−0.0058	0.020	NS			−0.0294	0.056	NS
HDL cholesterol				1.54	NS				3.23	<0.05
Wine	0.0021	0.001	<0.001			0.0044	0.001	<0.001
Beer	0.0015	0.001	<0.05			−0.0009	0.002	NS
Aperitif	0.0017	0.001	NS			0.0098	0.004	<0.01
Spirits	−0.0109	0.007	NS			0.0174	0.024	NS
Triglycerides				2.48	NS				1.73	NS
Wine	0.0011	0.001	NS			0.0011	0.001	NS
Beer	0.0029	0.001	<0.001			0.0051	0.002	<0.01
Aperitif	0.0004	0.002	NS			0.0003	0.003	NS
Spirits	−0.0180	0.009	<0.05			−0.0089	0.021	NS