Brief Reports
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2004.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 15, 2004; 10(16): 2423-2426
Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2423
Table 1 Average daily alcohol intake and duration of drinking
Alcohol intaken< 5 yr> / = 5-9 yr> / = 10-14 yr> / = 15-19 yr> / = 20 yrTotalOR (95%CI)
(g/d)2632932331423391270
< 207800135817 (2.2%)
> / = 20-3921712661025 (11.4%)5.5 (2.9-12.3)
> / = 40-791491643620 (13.5%)7.1 (3.5-13.6)
> / = 80-159761321411 (14.6%)8.4 (4.1-17.3)
> / = 16048112149 (18.7%)10.7 (5.2-23.4)
Total1 2704 (1.5%)13 (4.4%)17 (6.9%)16 (11.3%)32 (9.4%)82 (6.5%)
Table 2 Different drinking habits and types of alcoholic beverage
Type of beveragenWith meals only
At any time
χ2
Daily intake (g)n (%)Patients (%)Daily intake (g)n (%)Patients (%)
Beer3906.1 ± 3.7351 (90.0)2 (0.57)8.9 ± 4.339 (10.0)0 (0.00)
Wine13210.8 ± 5.3118 (89.4)1 (0.84)19.2 ± 9.614 (10.6)1 (7.1)3.32
Hard liquor49145.2 ± 15.9417 (84.9)46 (11.0)67.7 ± 21.174 (15.1)14 (18.9)3.65
Multiple25729.4 ± 11.5231 (89.9)14 (6.1)42.8 ± 13.226 (10.9)4 (15.4)3.12
Total12701117 (87.9)63 (5.6)153 (12.1)19 (12.4)
Table 3 Relationship between BMI and ALD
BMInALDYearsDaily intake (g)ORP
> / = 252032413.5±6.226.4 ± 13.75.6 (3.02-6.21)< 0.01
< 251 0675816.3±5.835.7 ± 18.1