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Table 1 Characteristics of 11,667 participants according to baseline alcohol consumption

From: Association between usual alcohol consumption and risk of falls in middle-aged and older Chinese adults

 

Total, n (%)

Never-drinkers, n (%)

Former-drinkers, n (%)

Moderate-drinkers, n (%)

Excessive-drinkers, n (%)

Total, n (%)

11,667(100.0)

7588(100.0)

1044(100.0)

1764(100.0)

1271(100.0)

Age, years

61.0 ± 9.2

60.8 ± 9.4

64.0 ± 9.3

60.0 ± 8.9

61.2 ± 8.6

Gender, n (%)

 Female

6296(54.0)

5505(72.6)

261(25.0)

421(23.9)

109(8.6)

 Male

5371(46.0)

2083(27.5)

783(75.0)

1343(76.1)

1162(91.4)

Residence, n (%)

 Rural

4170(35.7)

2737(36.1)

383(36.7)

635(36.0)

415(32.7)

 Urban

7497(64.3)

4851(63.9)

661(63.3)

1129(64.0)

856(67.4)

Education, n (%)

 No formal education

3053(26.2)

2343(30.9)

232(22.2)

297(16.8)

181(14.2)

 Sishu/Homeschool/Elementary school

4937(42.3)

3127(41.2)

460(44.1)

739(41.9)

611(48.1)

 Middle school and above

3677(31.5)

2118(27.9)

352(33.7)

728(41.3)

479(37.7)

Marital status, n (%)

 Cohabited

9689(83.1)

6208(81.8)

864(82.8)

1509(85.5)

1108(87.2)

 Living alone

1978(17.0)

1380(18.2)

180(17.2)

255(14.5)

163(12.8)

Smoke, n (%)

 No

8476(72.7)

6300(83.0)

658(63.0)

1023(58.0)

495(39.0)

 Yes

3191(27.4)

1288(17.0)

386(37.0)

741(42.0)

776(61.1)

Sleep duration, n (%)

 < 7 h

2071(17.8)

1333(17.6)

177(17.0)

325(18.4)

236(18.6)

 7–8 h

6172(52.9)

4025(53.0)

563(54.0)

931(52.8)

653(51.4)

 ≥ 8 h

3424(29.4)

2230(29.4)

304(29.1)

508(28.8)

382(30.1)

Daytime napping, n (%)

 0 min

1765(15.1)

1180(15.6)

150(14.4)

269(15.3)

166(13.1)

 0–30 min

4991(42.8)

3426(45.2)

417(39.9)

694(39.3)

454(35.7)

 30–60 min

2734(23.4)

1694(22.3)

263(25.2)

426(24.2)

351(27.6)

 > 60 min

2177(18.7)

1288(17.0)

214(20.5)

375(21.3)

300(23.6)

Body mass index, n (%)

 Underweight

663(5.7)

437(5.8)

64(6.1)

96(5.4)

66(5.2)

 Normal

5623(48.2)

3485(45.9)

519(49.7)

912(51.7)

707(55.6)

 Overweight

3821(32.8)

2526(33.3)

342(32.8)

575(32.6)

378(29.7)

 Obesity

1560(13.4)

1140(15.0)

119(11.4)

181(10.3)

120(9.4)

Depression, n (%)

 No

7188(61.6)

4470(58.9)

629(60.3)

1178(66.8)

911(71.7)

 Yes

4479(38.4)

3118(41.1)

415(39.8)

586(33.2)

360(28.3)

IADL a, n (%)

 Independent

10,165(87.1)

6521(85.9)

858(82.2)

1604(90.9)

1182(93.0)

 Dependent

1502(12.9)

1067(14.1)

186(17.8)

160(9.1)

89(7.0)

Pain, n (%)

 No

8023(68.8)

5035(66.4)

681(65.2)

1290(73.1)

1017(80.0)

 Yes

3644(31.2)

2553(33.7)

363(34.8)

474(26.9)

254(20.0)

Handgrip strength, n (%)

 High

7617(65.3)

4927(64.9)

606(58.1)

1205(68.3)

879(69.2)

 Low

4050(34.7)

2661(35.1)

438(42.0)

559(31.7)

392(30.8)

Comorbidities, n (%)

 0

3835(32.9)

2496(32.9)

236(22.6)

618(35.0)

485(38.2)

 1

3358(28.8)

2197(29.0)

271(26.0)

507(28.7)

383(30.1)

 ≥ 2

4474(38.4)

2895(38.2)

537(51.4)

639(36.2)

403(31.7)

Fall, n (%)

 No

9267(79.4)

6014(79.3)

806(77.2)

1421(80.6)

1026(80.7)

 Yes

2400(20.6)

1574(20.7)

238(22.8)

343(19.4)

245(19.3)

Alcohol consumption, n (%)

 Never-drinkers

7588(65.0)

7588(100.0)

-

-

-

 Former-drinkers

1044(9.0)

-

1044(100.0)

-

-

 Moderate-drinkers

1764(15.1)

-

-

1764(100.0)

-

 Excessive-drinkers

1271(10.9)

-

-

-

1271(100.0)

  1. a Abbreviations: IADL instrumental activities of daily living