Risk factors for alcoholic liver disease in China

Table 1 Average daily alcohol intake and duration of drinking

Alcohol intake	n	< 5 yr	> / = 5-9 yr	> / = 10-14 yr	> / = 15-19 yr	> / = 20 yr	Total	OR (95%CI)
(g/d)		263	293	233	142	339	1270
< 20	780	0	1	3	5	8	17 (2.2%)	—
> / = 20-39	217	1	2	6	6	10	25 (11.4%)	5.5 (2.9-12.3)
> / = 40-79	149	1	6	4	3	6	20 (13.5%)	7.1 (3.5-13.6)
> / = 80-159	76	1	3	2	1	4	11 (14.6%)	8.4 (4.1-17.3)
> / = 160	48	1	1	2	1	4	9 (18.7%)	10.7 (5.2-23.4)
Total	1 270	4 (1.5%)	13 (4.4%)	17 (6.9%)	16 (11.3%)	32 (9.4%)	82 (6.5%)

P < 0.01, vs group of alcohol intake < 20 g/d.

Table 2 Different drinking habits and types of alcoholic beverage

Type of beverage	n	With meals only			At any time			χ2
		Daily intake (g)	n (%)	Patients (%)	Daily intake (g)	n (%)	Patients (%)
Beer	390	6.1 ± 3.7	351 (90.0)	2 (0.57)	8.9 ± 4.3	39 (10.0)	0 (0.00)
Wine	132	10.8 ± 5.3	118 (89.4)	1 (0.84)	19.2 ± 9.6	14 (10.6)	1 (7.1)	3.32
Hard liquor	491	45.2 ± 15.9	417 (84.9)	46 (11.0)	67.7 ± 21.1	74 (15.1)	14 (18.9)	3.65
Multiple	257	29.4 ± 11.5	231 (89.9)	14 (6.1)	42.8 ± 13.2	26 (10.9)	4 (15.4)	3.12
Total	1270		1117 (87.9)	63 (5.6)		153 (12.1)	19 (12.4)

P < 0.05, vs Beer.

Table 3 Relationship between BMI and ALD

BMI	n	ALD	Years	Daily intake (g)	OR	P
> / = 25	203	24	13.5±6.2	26.4 ± 13.7	5.6 (3.02-6.21)	< 0.01
< 25	1 067	58	16.3±5.8	35.7 ± 18.1