26 June 2023 : Database Analysis
Association Between Alcohol Consumption and Cardiovascular Risk Based on Data from the Three Generations for Health Program in Hungary
Gergő József SzőllősiDOI: 10.12659/MSM.940327
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e940327
Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the patients regarding alcohol consumption categories estimated by Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT).
| Factor | Stratum | Estimated categories of Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) | Total | p-value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low risk (0–7 points) | Hazardous (8–14 points) | Alcohol-dependent (15–40 points) | |||||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | |||
| Gender | Male | 4465 | 42% | 381 | 81% | 197 | 81% | 5043 | <0.001 |
| Female | 6169 | 58% | 90 | 19% | 46 | 19% | 6305 | ||
| Age group (years) | 40–44 | 1308 | 12% | 34 | 7% | 17 | 7% | 1359 | <0.001 |
| 45–49 | 1945 | 18% | 69 | 15% | 36 | 15% | 2050 | ||
| 50–54 | 2230 | 21% | 109 | 23% | 46 | 19% | 2385 | ||
| 55–59 | 2234 | 21% | 140 | 30% | 66 | 27% | 2440 | ||
| 60–64 | 2917 | 27% | 119 | 25% | 78 | 32% | 3114 | ||
| Smoking status | Daily smoker | 2452 | 23% | 210 | 45% | 158 | 65% | 2820 | <0.001 |
| Occasional smoker | 569 | 5% | 45 | 10% | 14 | 6% | 628 | ||
| Non-smoker | 7613 | 72% | 216 | 46% | 71 | 29% | 7900 | ||
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | <4.5 | 1730 | 16% | 94 | 20% | 53 | 22% | 1877 | 0.009 |
| ≥4.5 | 8904 | 84% | 377 | 80% | 190 | 78% | 9471 | ||
| HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | Men <1.0 | 942 | 21% | 75 | 20% | 33 | 17% | 1050 | 0.289 |
| Men ≥1.0 | 3523 | 79% | 306 | 80% | 164 | 83% | 3993 | ||
| Women <1.3 | 2633 | 43% | 42 | 47% | 22 | 48% | 2697 | 0.589 | |
| Women ≥1.3 | 3536 | 57% | 48 | 53% | 24 | 52% | 3608 | ||
| LDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | <2.57 | 2442 | 23% | 141 | 32% | 84 | 38% | 2667 | <0.001 |
| ≥2.57 | 7956 | 77% | 302 | 68% | 140 | 62% | 8398 | ||
| Body mass index (kg/m) | ≥25 | 7627 | 72% | 362 | 77% | 164 | 67% | 8153 | 0.017 |
| <25 | 3007 | 28% | 109 | 23% | 79 | 33% | 3195 | ||
| Glomerular filtration rate (mmol/L/1.73 m) | <30 | 10594 | 100% | 469 | 100% | 240 | 99% | 11303 | 0.108 |
| ≥30 | 40 | <1% | 2 | <1% | 3 | 1% | 45 | ||
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | <140 | 7429 | 70% | 255 | 54% | 124 | 51% | 7808 | <0.001 |
| ≥140 | 3205 | 30% | 216 | 46% | 119 | 49% | 3540 | ||
| Cardiovascular risk category | Low | 2925 | 28% | 57 | 12% | 22 | 9% | 3004 | <0.001 |
| Moderate | 2036 | 19% | 85 | 18% | 32 | 13% | 2153 | ||
| High | 1981 | 19% | 84 | 18% | 55 | 23% | 2120 | ||
| Very high | 3692 | 35% | 245 | 52% | 134 | 55% | 4071 | ||
| Total | 10634 | 471 | 243 | - | |||||






