Beverage specific alcohol intake in a population-based study: Evidence for a positive association between pulmonary function and wine intake

Table 2 Characteristics of participants by drinker type (recent alcohol intake)

	Wine only N = 231		Beer only N = 197		Liquor only n = 149		Various beverages types N = 484		Recent abstainers N = 494
Variable (unit)	Value (SD^†)		Value (SD^†)		Value (SD^†)		Value (SD^†)		Value (SD^†)
Age (years)	60.6	10.2	57.4	11.1	61.4	10.6	59.0	10.6	60.9	10.6
BMI (kg/m ² ) ^‡	26.8	4.9	27.9	4.6	29.2	5.5	27.8	4.8	28.9	5.8
Women (%)	68.8%		26.9%		53.7%		43.8%		62.8%
College Education (%) ^*	70.1%		49.2%		52.3%		66.7%		41.7%
Pack-years of smoking	10.3	20.1	19.3	29.2	17.1	23.0	14.7	20.4	14.6	23.7
Recent alcohol intake (gr/day)	6.8	11.7	11.9	18.3	12.6	28.4	14.3	21.3	-	-
Serum (β-cryptoxanthin (μg/ml)	.116	.084	.088	.064	.094	.076	.097	.065	.095	.065
Serum Vitamin E (ng per mg/dl triglycerides)	.144	.096	.108	.058	.110	.071	.128	.074	.119	.065
FVC% ^‡ (%)	99.7	14.7	98.0	15.6	94.8	15.0	100.3	14.7	97.0	15.7
FEV ₁ % ^‡ (%)	97.2	15.9	94.7	16.8	93.4	16.7	98.8	15.1	95.5	17.2

^†SD, standard deviation, for categorical variables prevalence is given ^‡BMI, body mass index; FEV₁, forced vital capacity in one second in percent of predicted; FVC%, forced vital capacity in percent of predicted ^§ in the 30 days prior to the interview ^* at least some college education

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