Table 1 Selected characteristics of cohort members by alcohol consumption frequency
Characteristic | Alcohol consumption frequency | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Non-drinkers | A few times per year | 1–4 times per month | 2–7 times per week |
Cases, n (%) | 11 (5.9%) | 27 (14.6%) | 132 (71.4%) | 15 (8.1%) |
Participants, n (%) | 582 (8.1%) | 1239 (17.3%) | 4930 (69.0%) | 399 (5.6%) |
Person-years | 10,761 | 24,947 | 94,719 | 6,759 |
Age at baseline (years) a | 53.5±5.6 | 53.1±5.7 | 52.3±5.8 | 53.1±5.7 |
Age at diagnosis (years) a | 67.6±5.9 | 65.8±9.2 | 66.7±8.4 | 68.5±6.1 |
BMI (kg/m 2 ) a | 27.4±3.7 | 27.2±3.6 | 27.4±3.8 | 26.8±4.0 |
Current smoking (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Never | 40.9 | 45.1 | 25.7 | 16.5 |
Former | 33.8 | 26.6 | 22.5 | 18.5 |
Smoker: | Â | Â | Â | Â |
≤10 cig/day | 9.6 | 11.7 | 14.8 | 12.0 |
11–19 cig/day | 4.3 | 4.5 | 9.9 | 8.8 |
≥20 cig/day | 10.5 | 10.8 | 24.9 | 42.6 |
Unknown | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 1.5 |
Alcohol intake, g/week a | 0 | 2.5±1.1 | 56.7±22.1 | 432.5±195.1 |
Married (%) | 93.5 | 95.8 | 95.1 | 93.5 |
Education (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Primary | 24.0 | 15.5 | 23.5 | 34.3 |
Unfinished secondary | 27.7 | 26.3 | 28.5 | 29.1 |
Secondary | 26.5 | 26.7 | 25.8 | 26.3 |
Higher | 20.8 | 30.2 | 21.1 | 8.0 |
Unknown | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.3 |