| Variable | All participants | Non-drinker | Drinker | P-value## |
| n (%) | 133 (100.0) | 82 (61.7) | 51 (38.3) | - |
| Age (years) | 39.3 (7.7) | 38.5 (7.4) | 40.5 (8.0) | 0.160 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.5 (3.9) | 23.5 (4.0) | 23.5 (3.7) | 0.976 |
| Exposure duration (years) | 11.5 (5.9) | 11.2 (6.0) | 11.9 (5.8) | 0.558 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 134.3 (18.8) | 131.0 (16.8) | 139.6 (20.8) | 0.015 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 84.8 (13.2) | 82.7 (12.6) | 88.2 (13.5) | 0.020 |
| Glucose (mM) | 4.2 (0.6) | 4.2 (0.5) | 4.1 (0.6) | 0.402 |
| Insulin (µUI/mL) | 26.0 (19.5) | 27.9 (21.8) | 23.9 (14.9) | 0.150 |
| HOMA–IR | 4.9 (3.8) | 5.3 (4.3) | 4.3 (2.9) | 0.137 |
| RBC (109/L) | 5.2 (0.6) | 5.1 (0.6) | 5.2 (0.6) | 0.098 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 14.0 (1.9) | 13.8 (1.3) | 14.3 (2.6) | 0.085 |
| Hematocrit (%) | 44.7 (4.3) | 43.7 (3.9) | 46.2 (4.5) | 0.001 |
| MCV (fl) | 86.9 (5.3) | 86.1 (5.0) | 88.1 (5.7) | 0.037 |
| MCH (pg) | 27.4 (2.4) | 27.1 (2.3) | 27.9 (2.5° | 0.069 |
| MCHC | 31.5 (1.3) | 31.4 (1.4) | 31.6 (1.2) | 0.496 |
| WBC (106/L) | 5.0 (1.2) | 5.0 (1.2) | 5.1 (1.3) | 0.559 |
| Neutrophil count (106/L) | 2.9 (0.8) | 2.8 (0.8) | 3.0 (0.9) | 0.421 |
| Monocyte count (106/L) | 0.3 (0.1) | 0.3 (0.1) | 0.4 (0.1) | 0.190 |
| Lymphocyte count (106/L) | 1.6 (0.5) | 1.6 (0.4) | 1.7 (0.5) | 0.273 |
| Eosinophile count (106/L) | 0.1 (0.1) | 0.1 (0.1) | 0.1 (0.1) | 0.647 |
| Platelet (109/L) | 2.0 (0.5) | 1.9 (0.5) | 2.1 (0.5) | 0.172 |
| High insulin, n (%) | 89 (66.9) | 23 (28.0) | 59 (72.0) | 0.118 |
| Prevalence of IR#, n (%) | 32 (24.1) | 21 (25.6) | 11 (21.6) | 0.596 |