Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 19,902 males and 7086 females
| Â | Male | Female | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Daily alcohol consumption categories (g of alcohol) | Daily alcohol consumption categories (g of alcohol) | |||||||
No |  < 23 g | 23–46 |  ≥ 46 | No |  < 23 g | 23–46 |  ≥ 46 | |
Number | 7352 | 6337 | 4252 | 1761 | 4017 | 1952 | 755 | 362 |
Age (years) * | 39 (31–49) | 40 (32–50) | 47 (39–57) | 48 (40–57) | 42 (35–51) | 42 (35–50) | 46 (39–55) | 47 (39–55) |
Smoking, n (%) * | ||||||||
 Never | 2793 (38.0) | 2109 (33.3) | 757 (17.8) | 195 (11.1) | 3258 (81.1) | 1500 (76.8) | 486 (64.4) | 239 (66.0) |
 Former | 1714 (23.3) | 1862 (29.4) | 1580 (37.2) | 647 (36.7) | 404 (10.1) | 278 (14.2) | 136 (18.0) | 64 (17.7) |
 Current | 2803 (38.1) | 2366 (37.3) | 1915 (45.0) | 919 (52.2) | 301 (7.5) | 170 (8.7) | 127 (16.8) | 56 (15.5) |
 Body mass index, kg/m2* | 23.3 (21.1–25.9) | 23.1 (21.3–25.3) | 23.3 (21.6–25.3) | 23.3 (21.5–25.3) | 21.1 (19.3–23.6) | 21.1 (19.3–23.4) | 21.6 (19.8–24.1) | 21.9 (19.8–24.3) |
 Systolic BP, mmHg * | 119 (109–130) | 119 (110–130) | 120 (110–132) | 121 (111–132) | 112 (102–125) | 112 (102–124) | 112 (102–125) | 115 (104–126) |
 Diastolic BP, mmHg * | 72 (65–81) | 73 (66–81) | 75 (67–84) | 76 (67–84) | 68 (61–76) | 68 (61–76) | 68 (61–77) | 70 (61–77) |
 Uric acid, mg/dL | 5.8 (4.9–6.7) | 5.8 (5.0–6.7) | 5.9 (5.0–6.7) | 5.9 (5.0–6.7) | 4.5 (3.8–5.5) | 4.6 (3.8–5.5) | 4.4 (3.7–5.4) | 4.5 (3.8–5.3) |
 Total cholesterol, mg/dL * | 196 (173–222) | 197 (175–221) | 203 (182–226) | 205 (183–227) | 199 (178–225) | 199 (176–223) | 202 (179–228) | 202 (180–230) |
 Triglyceride, mg/dL * | 96 (66–142) | 96 (66–142) | 102 (71–152) | 109 (74–171) | 70 (51–98) | 68 (51–95) | 76 (59–105) | 84 (61–127) |
 Hemoglobin A1c, % * | 5.4 (5.2–5.7) | 5.4 (5.2–5.6) | 5.4 (5.2–5.7) | 5.4 (5.2–5.7) | 5.4 (5.2–5.7) | 5.4 (5.2–5.6) | 5.4 (5.2–5.6) | 5.4 (5.2–5.7) |
 eGFR, mL/min/1.73 m2* | 87 (77–97) | 86 (76–96) | 83 (75–94) | 85 (76–96) | 75 (68–84) | 76 (68–84) | 73 (67–82) | 76 (69–84) |
Current treatments | ||||||||
 Hypertension, n (%) * | 426 (5.8) | 500 (7.9) | 611 (14.4) | 306 (17.4) | 188 (4.7) | 95 (4.9) | 77 (10.2) | 42 (11.6) |
 Dyslipidemia, n (%) * | 242 (3.3) | 275 (4.3) | 192 (4.5) | 84 (4.8) | 147 (3.7) | 63 (3.2) | 43 (5.7) | 26 (7.2) |
 Diabetes mellitus, n (%) * | 210 (2.9) | 176 (2.8) | 146 (3.4) | 69 (3.9) | 50 (1.2) | 19 (1.0) | 12 (1.6) | 8 (2.2) |
 CVD, n (%) * | 37 (0.5) | 29 (0.5) | 31 (0.7) | 8 (0.5) | 11 (0.3) | 3 (0.2) | 3 (0.4) | 1 (0.3) |