Table 2 Comparison of the levels of MS components according to drinking status and the three types of alcoholic beverages * (mean ± SD)

Waist (cm)

81.0 ± 0.26

80.9 ± 0.09

0.88

81.4 ± 0.31

80.9 ± 0.09

0.13

81.5 ± 0.48

80.9 ± 0.09

0.22

80.8 ± 0.33

81.0 ± 0.09

0.58

TG (mmol/L)

1.35 ± 0.03

1.46 ± 0.01

<0.01

1.39 ± 0.04

1.46 ± 0.01

0.07

1.44 ± 0.06

1.45 ± 0.01

0.92

1.36 ± 0.04

1.46 ± 0.01

0.02

HDL-c (mmol/L)

1.66 ± 0.01

1.56 ± 0.01

<0.01

1.66 ± 0.01

1.56 ± 0.01

<0.01

1.65 ± 0.02

1.57 ± 0.01

<0.01

1.66 ± 0.01

1.56 ± 0.01

<0.01

Glucose (mmol/L)

4.48 ± 0.04

4.54 ± 0.01

0.10

4.51 ± 0.04

4.54 ± 0.01

0.57

4.48 ± 0.07

4.54 ± 0.01

0.39

4.45 ± 0.05

4.54 ± 0.01

0.06

SBP (mmHg)

120.3 ± 0.46

121.4 ± 0.16

0.02

120.3 ± 0.54

121.4 ± 0.16

0.05

119.6 ± 0.84

121.3 ± 0.15

0.05

119.6 ± 0.56

121.4 ± 0.16

<0.01

DBP (mmHg)

73.3 ± 0.28

73.5 ± 0.10

0.63

73.5 ± 0.33

73.4 ± 0.10

0.84

73.3 ± 0.51

73.5 ± 0.09

0.81

72.9 ± 0.34

73.5 ± 0.09

0.12

Waist (cm)

83.3 ± 0.17

82.1 ± 0.18

<0.01

83.5 ± 0.20

82.3 ± 0.16

<0.01

84.1 ± 0.24

82.3 ± 0.14

<0.01

82.9 ± 0.21

82.7 ± 0.15

0.58

TG (mmol/L)

1.49 ± 0.02

1.35 ± 0.03

<0.01

1.50 ± 0.03

1.38 ± 0.02

<0.01

1.58 ± 0.03

1.37 ± 0.02

<0.01

1.45 ± 0.03

1.41 ± 0.02

0.35

HDL-c (mmol/L)

1.62 ± 0.01

1.48 ± 0.01

<0.01

1.62 ± 0.01

1.52 ± 0.01

<0.01

1.63 ± 0.01

1.53 ± 0.01

<0.01

1.64 ± 0.01

1.51 ± 0.01

<0.01

Glucose (mmol/L)

4.51 ± 0.03

4.45 ± 0.03

0.13

4.51 ± 0.03

4.47 ± 0.03

0.29

4.59 ± 0.04

4.45 ± 0.02

<0.01

4.46 ± 0.03

4.50 ± 0.02

0.40

SBP (mmHg)

126.2 ± 0.28

124.3 ± 0.30

<0.01

125.6 ± 0.34

125.2 ± 0.26

0.29

126.9 ± 0.40

124.8 ± 0.24

<0.01

125.5 ± 0.34

125.3 ± 0.26

0.63

DBP (mmHg)

76.4 ± 0.18

74.8 ± 0.19

<0.01

76.1 ± 0.21

75.3 ± 0.17

<0.01

77.1 ± 0.25

75.1 ± 0.15

<0.01

76.0 ± 0.22

75.4 ± 0.16

0.02