Alcohol Consumption and Risk of All-Cause and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Men
Table 1
Baseline demographics by alcohol consumption level, Aerobics Center for Longitudinal Study (ACLS), 1974–2002.
Alcohol consumption (drinks/week)
Nondrinkers (0)
Quartile 1 (1–3)
Quartile 2 (4–6)
Quartile 3 (7–13)
Quartile 4 (≥14)
4870
6733
6150
6841
7043
Age (years)
43.63 (9.65)
42.15 (9.15)
42.34 (9.07)
42.95 (9.23)
43.62 (9.13)
Alcohol (drinks/week)
0
2.01 (0.76)
5.00 (0.87)
9.65 (1.93)
24.62 (13.64)
Body mass index (kg/m2)
26.65 (4.29)
26.63 (4.02)
26.36 (3.65)
26.28 (3.45)
26.42 (3.35)
Maximal treadmill time (min)
17.24 (5.15)
18.33 (4.89)
18.14 (4.90)
18.50 (4.84)
17.78 (4.83)
Current smokers (%)
10.62
14.18
19.50
22.03
29.09
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
121 (13)
121 (13)
121 (13)
121 (13)
122 (13)
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
81 (10)
80.91 (9.47)
80.52 (9.35)
81.17 (9.41)
81.90 (9.53)
Hypertension (%)a
30.86
28.32
28.10
30.35
34.49
Fasting glucose (mg/dL)
99.14 (18.92)
99.20 (16.52)
98.80 (14.50)
99.74 (14.50)
101.13 (14.19)
Diabetes (%)b
4.58
4.92
4.70
4.37
4.91
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
205.80 (38.56)
203.21 (39.88)
205.42 (38.29)
209.58 (39.16)
217 (40.42)
Triglycerides (mg/dL)
141.09 (104.59)
137.20 (106.77)
132.02 (94.37)
134.63 (101.78)
144.54 (105.24)
Hyperlipidemia (%)c
29.49
26.56
26.03
28.46
35.57
Unhealthy (%)d
49.63
46.81
45.69
48.68
55.93
Family history of CVD (%)
26.96
23.91
25.45
24.69
28.44
aDefined as systolic or diastolic blood pressure ≥140/90 mmHg or history of physician diagnosis.
bDefined as fasting glucose ≥126 mg/dl or history of physician diagnosis.
cDefined as fasting total cholesterol ≥240 mg/dl or triglyceride ≥200 mg/dL.
dDefined as presence of one or more of following diseases: hypertension, diabetes, or hyperlipid.
