Table 4 Baseline characteristics according to beer and wine consumption (n = 1326)
From: Beer, wine and lifestyle: a cross-sectional study of the Belgian military population
Item | Beer consumersb (n = 1054) | Wine consumersb (n = 272) | P-value* |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (year) | 42.5 ± 7.2 | 44.8 ± 5.9 | <0.001 |
Military rank [n (%)] | Â | Â | 0.002 |
 Officers | 114 (10.8) | 48 (17.6) |  |
 NCO | 551 (52.3) | 145 (53.3) | |
 Soldiers | 389 (36.9) | 79 (29.0) | |
BMIa (kg/m2) [n (%)] | Â | Â | 0.360 |
 Normal (<25.0) | 421 (39.9) | 121 (44.5) |  |
 Overweight (≥25.0 to <30.0) | 493 (46.8) | 115 (42.3) | |
 Obesity (≥30.0) | 140 (13.3) | 36 (13.2) | |
PA [n (%)] | Â | Â | 0.003 |
 Low | 238 (22.6) | 37 (13.6) |  |
 Moderate | 244 (23.1) | 63 (23.2) | |
 High | 572 (54.3) | 172 (63.2) | |
Smoking [n (%)] | 272 (25.8) | 44 (16.2) | 0.001 |
Beer (ml/d) | 321 ± 361 | 27 ± 37 | <0.001 |
Wine (ml/d) | 39 ± 58 | 104 ± 111 | <0.001 |
Total energy (kcal/d) | 3128 ± 897 | 2894 ± 896 | <0.001 |
Protein (energy-percent) | 16.3 ± 3.1 | 17.0 ± 3.5 | 0.001 |
Total fat (energy-percent) | 37.5 ± 7.7 | 35.2 ± 8.1 | <0.001 |
Saturated fat (energy-percent) | 14.5 ± 4.1 | 13.5 ± 4.2 | <0.001 |
Total carbohydrates (energy-percent) | 41.7 ± 7.4 | 44.3 ± 8.4 | <0.001 |
Added sugar (energy-percent) | 16.8 ± 5.9 | 18.4 ± 6.6 | <0.001 |
Alcohol (energy-percent) | 1.1 ± 0.8 | 0.8 ± 0.6 | <0.001 |
Sodium (mg/d) | 3534 ± 1409 | 3329 ± 1284 | 0.030 |
Calcium (mg/d) | 1134 ± 620 | 1166 ± 661 | 0.463 |
Iron (mg/d) | 21.9 ± 10.7 | 21.8 ± 9.8 | 0.899 |
Vitamin C (mg/d) | 199 ± 127 | 225 ± 162 | 0.005 |
HEI _2010 (range 0 to 100) | 54.6 ± 10.4 | 57.8 ± 10.1 | <0.001 |
MDS (range 0 to 9) | 4.0 ± 1.7 | 4.5 ± 1.8 | 0.001 |
HDP (PCA) (range −3.6 to 4.8) | −0.13 ± 0.94 | 0.38 ± 1.02 | <0.001 |