Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population
| Â | Total | Excessive alcohol consumption | No excessive alcohol consumption | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 1319 | N = 100 | N = 1219 | ||
Age (years)—mean (95% CI) | 28.63 (28.08–29.18) | 29.82 (28.61–31.03) | 28.52 (27.95–29.09) | 0.049 |
Male—% (95% CI) | 52.21 (47.94–56.46) | 63.49 (53.12–72.74) | 51.17 (46.3–56.02) | 0.049 |
BMI (kg/m2)—mean (95% CI) | 29.02 (28.01–30.02) | 29.36 (27.89–30.83) | 28.99 (27.96–30.02) | 0.575 |
Race/ethnicity—% (95% CI) | ||||
Non-Hispanic White | 56.29 (49.71–62.66) | 65.39 (55.99–73.72) | 55.45 (48.53–62.16) | 0.049 |
Non-Hispanic Black | 12.19 (8.68–16.86) | 9.19 (4.71–17.17) | 12.47 (8.9–17.2) |  |
Hispanic | 21.79 (16.35–28.42) | 16.25 (9.47–26.45) | 22.3 (16.72–29.09) |  |
Non-Hispanic Asian | 4.77 (3.22–7.01) | 1.31 (0.44–3.89) | 5.09 (3.4–7.56) |  |
Non-Hispanic other | 4.96 (3.68–6.66) | 7.86 (3.88–15.29) | 4.69 (3.31–6.62) |  |
Smoking Status—% (95% CI) | ||||
Never | 61.91 (55.82–67.65) | 37.63 (22.42–55.76) | 64.16 (57.64–70.2) |  < 0.001 |
Former | 17.3 (13.28–22.22) | 11.33 (5.13–23.19) | 17.85 (13.54–23.17) |  |
Current | 20.79 (17.03–25.13) | 51.03 (35.67–66.21) | 17.99 (14.62–21.94) |  |
Lab values—mean (95% CI) | ||||
Total bilirubin (mg/dL) | 0.48 (0.44–0.52) | 0.49 (0.39–0.6) | 0.48 (0.44–0.52) | 0.745 |
AST (IU/L) | 22.47 (21.3–23.64) | 28.19 (21.14–35.24) | 21.94 (21.02–22.85) | 0.064 |
ALT (IU/L) | 24.72 (23–26.45) | 32.27 (24.28–40.25) | 24.03 (22.45–25.6) | 0.038 |
Albumin (g/dL) | 4.19 (4.14–4.25) | 4.2 (4.13–4.26) | 4.19 (4.13–4.25) | 0.929 |
MCV (fL) | 87.79 (87.14–88.43) | 89.94 (88.47–91.41) | 87.59 (86.94–88.24) | 0.001 |
Platelet count (103 cells/uL) | 253.18 (246.33–260.02) | 249.03 (234.65–263.42) | 253.56 (246.49–260.63) |  < 0.001 |
HbA1C (%) | 5.3 (5.26–5.34) | 5.22 (5.1–5.35) | 5.31 (5.27–5.35) | 0.002 |