Table 3 Patterns of alcohol consumption according to the prevalence of sarcopenia
Variables | Men (n = 1698) | Non-sarcopenia (n = 1190) | Sarcopenia (n = 508) | P-value | Women | Non-sarcopenia | Sarcopenia | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quantity of Drinking (%) | 0.906 | 0.022 | ||||||
Non-drinker | 266 (15.7) | 184 (15.5) | 82 (16.1) | 74.4 | 74.0 | 77.5 | ||
Light-to-moderate drinker | 1168(68.8) | 82 (68.7) | 351 (69.1) | 25.2 | 25.8 | 20.9 | ||
Heavy drinker | 264 (15.5) | 188 (15.8) | 75 (14.8) | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.6 | ||
Frequency of drinking (%) | 0.017 | 0.366 | ||||||
< 1 time/month | 773 (45.5) | 515 (43.3) | 258 (50.8) | 68.9 | 68.3 | 72.9 | ||
≥ 1 time/month and ≤2–4 times a month | 522 (30.7) | 382 (32.1) | 140 (27.6) | 21.9 | 22.5 | 17.1 | ||
≥ 2–3 times a week | 403 (23.7) | 293 (24.6) | 110 (21.7) | 9.3 | 9.2 | 10.1 | ||
Precense of binge drinking (%) | 0.233 | 0.024 | ||||||
Social drinker | 1224 (72.1) | 841 (70.7) | 385 (75.8) | 96.3 | 96.9 | 91.5 | ||
Binge drinker | 474 (27.9) | 349 (29.3) | 123 (24.2) | 3.7 | 3.1 | 8.5 | ||
AUDIT score (%) | 0.134 | 0.311 | ||||||
0 to 7 | 883 (52.0) | 594 (49.9) | 293 (57.7) | 89.6 | 96.3 | 93.0 | ||
8 to 14 | 465 (27.4) | 341 (28.7) | 123 (24.2) | 1.6 | 3.1 | 6.2 | ||
15 to 19 | 199 (11.7) | 147 (12.4) | 49 (9.7) | 8.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ||
> 20 | 151 (8.9) | 108 (9.1) | 43 (8.4) | 12.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 |