Characteristic

Not drinking n (%)

Drinks within the safe limit

n (%)

Drinks above the safe limit n (%)

Drinks above

the safe limit for CLD

n (%)

p-value*

N

473 (33.5)

824 (58.4)

114 (8.1)

74 (5.2)

Females

Males

Age group

<20

312 (41.4)

161 (24.5)

68 (57.6)

392 (52.1)

432 (65.7)

50 (6.1)

49 (6.5)

65 (9.9)

-

48 (7.3)

26 (3.5)

-

<0.01^#

20 - 29

30 - 39

40 - 49

50 - 59

60 - 69

≥70

197 (41.6)

83 (17.5)

50 (10.6)

39 (8.2)

19 (20.9)

17 (3.6)

335 (40.7)

161 (19.5)

125 (15.2)

68 (8.3)

62 (7.5)

23 (2.8)

39 (6.8)

31 (11.3)

20 (10.3)

12 (10.1)

10 (11)

2 (4.8)

24 (4.2)

21 (7.6)

14 (7.2)

7 (9.5)

6 (8.1)

2 (2.7)