Clinical characteristics of men according to weekly alcohol intake
| Alcohol intake, drinks* per week | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All men | Abstainer | <14 | 14–20 | 21–27 | >27 | |
| Subjects, n | 1999 | 43 | 1025 | 241 | 234 | 456 |
| Drinks per week (median, (10%; 90%)) | 12.5 (2.1–40.7) | N/A | 6.9 (1.5–11.9) | 18.4 (14.9–20.7) | 23.8 (21.4–26.3) | 38.8 (28.6–64.7) |
| Years of follow-up (median (10%; 90%)) | 4.9 (1.0–11.3) | 5.3 (1.8–11.5) | 5.0 (1.0–11.2) | 4.7 (1.0–11.2) | 4.9 (0.9–11.6) | 4.8 (1.1–11.4) |
| Age, years (median (10%; 90%)) | 66.5 (58.8–73.9) | 66.8 (60.0–73.3) | 66.7 (59.1–74.4) | 66.5 (58.8–73.7) | 66.5 (58.8–73.8) | 66.4 (58.5–73.5) |
| Age ≥75 years | 6.7 | 4.9 | 7.7 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 5.0 |
| Age 65–74 years | 53.4 | 62.8 | 52.7 | 52.7 | 54.3 | 53.9 |
| Heart failure | 7.5 | 11.6 | 8.1 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 7.2 |
| Hypertension | 27.7 | 20.9 | 29.1 | 27.8 | 25.6 | 26.1 |
| Diabetes | 15.3 | 18.6 | 15.0 | 17.4 | 11.5 | 16.4 |
| Previous | ||||||
| Ischaemic stroke | 6.4 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 5.0 |
| Transient ischaemic attack | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 2.2 |
| Arterial thromboembolism | 0.6 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Haemorrhagic stroke | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
| Vascular disease | ||||||
| Previous myocardial infarction | 13.3 | 18.6 | 15.1 | 11.6 | 9.4 | 11.4 |
| Aortic plaque | 0.4 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Peripheral artery disease | 4.6 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 6.4 |
| VKA treated | 21.7 | 23.3 | 21.2 | 22.8 | 20.5 | 22.8 |
| CHADS2 (mean) | 0.83 | 0.81 | 0.86 | 0.82 | 0.74 | 0.81 |
| 0 | 50.5 | 44.1 | 49.3 | 49.4 | 57.7 | 50.4 |
| 1 | 28.0 | 34.9 | 28.2 | 31.1 | 22.2 | 28.3 |
| ≥2 | 21.5 | 20.9 | 22.4 | 19.5 | 20.1 | 21.3 |
| CHA2DS2-VASc=0 | 24.9 | 20.9 | 24.8 | 23.2 | 26.1 | 25.9 |
Data are percentages unless otherwise stated.
*One drink corresponds to 12 g of pure alcohol.
VKA, vitamin K antagonist.