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Table 1 Distribution of individual attributes by alcohol consumption categories (n = 85,253)

From: Alcohol consumption patterns in Thailand and their relationship with non-communicable disease

 

Never drinkers (n = 22,527)

Occasional light drinkers (n = 26,861)

Occasional heavy drinkers (n = 24,152)

Regular heavy drinkers (n = 3,675)

p for trend

Ex-drinkers (n = 7,548)

Age(yrs): mean (SD)

29.3 (8.3)

30.2 (8.1)

30.7 (7.7)

33.7 (7.9)

<.0001

32.3 (9.2)

Sex

      

 Men

18

32

74

94

<.0001

57

 Women

82

68

26

6

<.0001

43

Education level, %

      

 <=High school

48

45

51

52

<.0001

55

 Diploma/certificate

26

29

28

26

0.07

22

 > = University

26

26

22

22

<.0001

23

Income(Baht), %

      

 <=7000

53

42

34

21

<.0001

45

 7001-20000

38

48

54

63

<.0001

42

 >20000

9

10

10

16

<.0001

13

Marital status, %

      

 Single

62

56

49

36

<.0001

50

 Living with partner

3

5

7

7

<.0001

6

 Married

35

39

44

57

<.0001

44

Region, %

      

 Bangkok

18

18

16

15

<.0001

17

 Central/East

33

31

29

29

<.0001

29

 North

13

18

23

23

<.0001

19

 Northeast

17

21

23

22

<.0001

24

 South

20

12

9

10

<.0001

10

Urban migration, %

      

 Country-Country

47

43

43

39

<.0001

42

 Country-Urban

27

33

34

34

<.0001

31

 Urban-Urban

22

19

19

22

<.0001

21

 Public sector worker, %

44

46

53

59

<.0001

45

Job type, %

      

 Professional/Manager

18

18

17

19

0.007

18

 Skilled/Manual worker

20

21

23

23

<.0001

22

 Office assistant

42

42

20

36

<.0001

36

Religion

      

 Buddhist

87

97

98

98

<.0001

94

 Islam

10

1

0.8

0.4

<.0001

3

Smoking, %

      

 Never smoker

97

85

50

18

<.0001

53

 Current smoker

1

4

19

39

<.0001

12

 Ex-smoker

1

9

28

38

<.0001

32

Coconut milk, %

      

 < monthly

14

13

13

17

0.10

15

 1–3 times/month

32

34

33

34

0.40

33

 1–2 times/week

31

31

31

27

0.07

28

 3 or more times/week

23

22

24

22

0.02

25

Deep fried food, %

      

 <3 times/month

18

17

14

11

<.0001

19

 1–2 times/week

31

32

30

26

<.0001

30

 3–6 times/week

35

38

41

44

<.0001

35

 Daily

16

14

15

19

0.15

16

 Vegetable, mean serves/day (SD)

2.0 (1.7)

1.9 (1.5)

1.9 (1.6)

1.8 (1.5)

<.0001

1.9 (1.6)

 Fruit, mean serves/day (SD)

3.1 (2.5)

2.8 (2.4)

2.6 (2.4)

2.0 (2.0)

<.0001

2.7 (2.5)

 Strenuous exercise, mean times/week (SD)

1.6 (3.2)

1.7 (3.3)

2.2 (3.3)

2.1 (3.1)

<.0001

1.9 (3.2)

 Hours sleeping/day, mean (SD)

6.9 (2.3)

6.9 (2.3)

6.9 (2.2)

7.0 (2.2)

0.007

6.9 (2.3)

 Watching TV, mean hours/day (SD)

3.0 (1.9)

2.9 (1.8)

3.0 (1.9)

3.0 (1.9)

<.0001

2.8 (1.9)

 Sitting, mean hours/day (SD)

6.5 (3.9)

6.6 (3.9)

6.4 (3.8)

6.2 (3.7)

<.0001

6.7 (3.9)

  1. Light drinkers consumed < 4 glasses/occasion; heavy drinkers consumed 4+ glasses per occasion. Occasional vs. regular drinking reflected self-report of being an “occasional social drinker” vs. “current regular” drinker respectively. Numbers given are column percentages. Percentages for job status, religion, smoking and urban migration do not add to 100 % due to the other choices (not shown) in these categories