Table 1 Baseline characteristics by diet score and alcohol consumption categories
Total | Lower ALD dietary risk score and <14 units of alcohol (lower risk) | Lower ALD dietary risk score and ≥14 units of alcohol (increasing and higher risk) | Higher ALD dietary risk score and <14 units of alcohol (lower risk) | Higher ALD dietary risk score and ≥14 units of alcohol (increasing and higher risk) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n, (%) | 303,269 (100) | 98,343 (32.4) | 50,874 (16.8) | 78,475 (25.9) | 75,577 (24.9) |
Baseline age (years), mean (SD) | 56.4 (8.1) | 57.1 (8.0) | 56.9 (7.9) | 55.8 (8.3) | 55.8 (8.0) |
Sex, n (%) | |||||
Women | 159,568 (52.6) | 66,967 (68.1) | 17,907 (35.2) | 50,734 (64.6) | 23,960 (31.7) |
Men | 143,701 (47.4) | 31,376 (31.9) | 32,967 (64.8) | 27,741 (35.4) | 51,617 (68.3) |
Deprivation index, mean (SD) | −1.44 (3.0) | −1.65 (2.9) | −1.86 (2.7) | −1.01 (3.2) | −1.32 (3.02) |
Ethnicity, n (%) | |||||
White | 287,693 (94.9) | 93,850 (95.4) | 50,224 (98.7) | 69,921 (89.1) | 73,698 (97.5) |
Others | 15,576 (5.1) | 4493 (4.6) | 650 (1.3) | 8554 (10.9) | 1879 (2.5) |
Smoking status, n (%) | |||||
Never | 167,890 (55.4) | 66,004 (67.1) | 24,981 (49.1) | 46,170 (58.8) | 30,735 (40.7) |
Previous | 105,625 (34.8) | 27,630 (28.1) | 22,121 (43.5) | 23,371 (29.8) | 32,503 (43.0) |
Current | 29,754 (9.8) | 4709 (4.8) | 3772 (7.4) | 8934 (11.4) | 12,339 (16.3) |
Type of physical activity, n (%) | |||||
Walking for pleasure (not as a means of transport) | 219,034 (72.2) | 73,857 (75.2) | 39,292 (77.2) | 53,038 (67.6) | 52,847 (69.9) |
Other exercises (e.g.: swimming, cycling, keep fit, bowling) | 37,418 (12.3) | 11,538 (11.7) | 6417 (12.6) | 9619 (12.3) | 9844 (13.0) |
Strenuous sports | 2451 (0.8) | 596 (0.6) | 506 (1.0) | 525 (0.7) | 824 (1.1) |
Light DIY (e.g.: pruning, watering the lawn) | 19,575 (6.5) | 5692 (5.8) | 2296 (4.5) | 6229 (7.9) | 5358 (7.1) |
Heavy DIY (e.g.: weeding, lawn mowing, carpentry, digging) | 7526 (2.5) | 1902 (1.9) | 998 (2.0) | 2145 (2.7) | 2481 (3.3) |
None of the above or prefer not to answer | 17,265 (5.7) | 4758 (4.8) | 1365 (2.7) | 6919 (8.8) | 4223 (5.6) |
Alcohol consumption, units/week, mean (SD) | 16.4 (18.6) | 5.2 (4.3) | 27.8 (15.0) | 5.2 (4.4) | 34.9 (21.6) |
Alcohol frequency intake, n (%) | |||||
Daily or almost daily | 67,386 (22.2) | 5523 (5.6) | 21,930 (43.1) | 4173 (5.3) | 35,760 (47.3) |
3–4 times a week | 77,698 (25.6) | 17,101 (17.3) | 20,636 (40.6) | 12,630 (16.1) | 27,331 (36.2) |
Once or twice a week | 84,861 (28.0) | 36,314 (36.9) | 8297 (16.3) | 27,792 (35.4) | 12,458 (16.5) |
1–3 times a month | 12,875 (4.3) | 7059 (7.1) | 11 (0.0) | 5777 (7.4) | 28 (0) |
Special occasions only | 36,118 (11.9) | 19,656 (20.2) | 0 | 16,462 (21.0) | 0 |
Never | 24,331 (8.0) | 12,690 (12.9) | 0 | 11,641 (14.8) | 0 |
Hyperglycaemia/diabetes (yes), n (%) | 44,575 (14.7) | 13,918 (14.2) | 6994 (13.8) | 11,866 (15.1) | 11,797 (15.6) |
Low HDL (yes), n (%) | 56,551 (18.6) | 22,164 (22.5) | 5742 (11.3) | 19,919 (25.4) | 8726 (11.6) |
High triglycerides (yes), n (%) | 118,943 (39.2) | 35,074 (35.7) | 19,807 (38.9) | 30,784 (39.2) | 33,278 (44.0) |
Central obesity (yes), n (%) | 96,293 (31.8) | 28,469 (29.0) | 12,990 (25.5) | 29,190 (37.2) | 25,644 (33.9) |
High blood pressure/hypertension (yes), n (%) | 213,804 (70.5) | 65,673 (66.8) | 37,662 (74.0) | 52,535 (66.9) | 57,934 (76.7) |
