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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of study's participants by alcohol intake, and by gender

From: The J-shape association of ethanol intake with total homocysteine concentrations: the ATTICA study

 

Daily ethanol intake

Males

None

< 12 gr/d

12 – 24 gr/d

25 – 48 gr/d

> 48 gr/d

Current smoking

39%

54%

43%

49%

54%

Physical inactivity

62%

56%

67%

69%

64%

Years of school (SD)

14(4)

13(4)

11(6)

11(4)**

9(4)**

Hypertension

28%

37%**

39%**

45%**

44%**

Hypercholesterolemia

33%

34%

44%

39%

34%

Diabetes

11%

11%

9%

9%

7%

Obesity

22%

24%

23%

19%

24%

Females

     

Current smoking

38%

25%

32%

37%

30%

Physical inactivity

64%

75%

62%

57%

80%

Years of school (SD)

13(4)

12(4)

11(3)*

10(4)**

8(3)**

Hypertension

17%

28%**

22%

22%

26%**

Hypercholesterolemia

28%

35%

32%

37%

40%

Diabetes

8%

10%

12%

6%

6%

Obesity

18%

15%

12%

17%

20%

  1. ** Bonferroni α < 0.01 and * α < 0.05 for the comparisons between ethanol intake and no intake groups.