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Table 1 The sociodemographics characteristics of older adults with different states of liver function

From: Combined impact of alcohol consumption and metabolic syndrome on liver dysfunction in an elderly Chinese population

Characteristic

Overall, N = 1,014,5411

Normal, N = 869,5081

Abnormal, N = 145,0331

p-value2

Gender

   

 < 0.001

Male

847,049 (83.49%)

731,323 (84.11%)

115,726 (79.79%)

 

Female

167,492 (16.51%)

138,185 (15.89%)

29,307 (20.21%)

 

Age groups, years

   

 < 0.001

65–69

407,846 (40.20%)

345,174 (39.70%)

62,672 (43.21%)

 

70–74

322,689 (31.81%)

275,872 (31.73%)

46,817 (32.28%)

 

75–79

173,102 (17.06%)

150,102 (17.26%)

23,000 (15.86%)

 

 ≥ 80

110,904 (10.93%)

98,360 (11.31%)

12,544 (8.65%)

 

Residence

   

0.003

Urban

471,969 (46.52%)

405,015 (46.58%)

66,954 (46.16%)

 

Rural

542,572 (53.48%)

464,493 (53.42%)

78,079 (53.84%)

 

Education

   

 < 0.001

Primary school or no school

648,455 (63.92%)

553,150 (63.62%)

95,305 (65.71%)

 

Secondary school

223,850 (22.06%)

192,782 (22.17%)

31,068 (21.42%)

 

College and above

13,437 (1.32%)

11,774 (1.35%)

1,663 (1.15%)

 

Unknown

128,799 (12.70%)

111,802 (12.86%)

16,997 (11.72%)

 

Marital status

   

 < 0.001

Single#

82,225 (8.10%)

69,730 (8.02%)

12,495 (8.62%)

 

Married

841,680 (82.96%)

721,099 (82.93%)

120,581 (83.14%)

 

Unknown

90,636 (8.93%)

78,679 (9.05%)

11,957 (8.24%)

 

Drinking status

   

 < 0.001

Occasionally

246,784 (24.32%)

214,828 (24.71%)

31,956 (22.03%)

 

Usually/Daily

693,885 (68.39%)

589,948 (67.85%)

103,937 (71.66%)

 

Alcohol abstinence years < 5

35,819 (3.53%)

31,003 (3.57%)

4,816 (3.32%)

 

Alcohol abstinence years ≥ 5

38,053 (3.75%)

33,729 (3.88%)

4,324 (2.98%)

 
  1. 1n (%)
  2. 2Pearson's Chi-squared test
  3. #Single: unmarried, divorced or widowed