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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants according to baseline alcohol intake

From: Alcohol intake, wine consumption and the development of depression: the PREDIMED study

 

Alcohol intake categories ( g / day )

 

0

>0 to 5

>5 to 15

>15

N

1,818

1,356

1,279

1,052

Sex (female %)

78

59

38

12

Age (years)

68.5 (6.1)

67.0 (6.1)

66.4 (6.2)

65.6 (6.1)

BMI (kg/m2)

30.3 (4.1)

30.0 (3.9)

29.4 (3.5)

29.3 (3.3)

Leisure time physical activity (MET-min/d)

201 (210)

230 (232)

267 (276)

318 (270)

Secondary school or higher (%)

13

23

28

36

Current smokers (%)

7

12

17

29

Former smokers (%)

15

24

36

44

Marital status (% married)

71

78

84

89

Living alone (%)

12

9

7

5

Total energy intake (Kcal/day)

2,054 (511)

2,184 (509)

2,330 (511)

2,595 (533)

Alcohol (g/day)

-

2.0 (1.4)

9.8 (2.7)

35 (17)

Wine (g alcohol/day)

-

1.3 (1.4)

7.4 (3.7)

25 (16)

Beer (g alcohol/day)

-

0.5 (0.9)

1.7 (2.7)

4.8 (8.4)

Spirits (g alcohol/day)

-

0.2 (0.5)

0.6 (1.5)

4.2 (8.8)

  1. Mean and Standard Deviations, or %. The PREDIMED Study 2003 to 2010. BMI, body mass index; MET, metabolic equivalent task.