Cases (n = 221)

Controls (n = 179)

OR (95% CI)b

% male

83.3

79.3

Age (yr), mean ± SD

56.2 ± 6.4a

57.9 ± 10.0

Height (cm), mean ± SD

164.6 ± 7.4

164.1 ± 8.0

Weight (Kg), mean ± SD

63.8 ± 9.7

66.1 ± 11.0

BMI (Kg/m2), mean ± SD

23.5 ± 2.6

24.5 ± 3.2

Alcohol consumption

non-drinker, n (%)

31 (14.0)

62 (34.6)

1

light drinker, n (%)

55 (24.9)

37 (20.7)

3.2

1.71 - 6.08

moderate drinker, n (%)

59 (26.7)

41 (22.9)

3.3

1.73 - 6.28

heavy drinker, n (%)

76 (34.4)

39 (21.8)

4.4

2.29 - 8.37

Smoking status

never, n (%)

58 (26.3)

88 (49.2)

1

former, n (%)

69 (31.2)

41 (22.9)

3.4

1.95 - 5.88

current, n (%)

94 (42.5)

50 (27.9)

3.3

1.82 - 5.86

Genotype (n)

ADH1B

His/His (fast), n (%)

137 (62.0)

100 (55.9)

1

Arg/His (intermediate), n (%)

74 (33.5)

65 (36.3)

0.8

0.55 - 1.28

Arg/Arg (slow), n (%)

10 (4.5)

14 (7.8)

0.5

0.22 - 1.23

ALDH2

Glu/Glu (high), n (%)

141 (63.8)

105 (58.7)

1

Glu/Lys (intermediate ), n (%)

70 (31.7)

59 (33.0)

0.9

0.58 - 1.39

Lys/Lys (low), n (%)

10 (4.5)

15 (8.3)

0.5

0.22 - 1.18