Clinical Characteristics According to Sex
| . | Men (n = 28) . | Women (n = 28) . | P . | (Normal Range) . |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yr; mean ± SD) | 66 ± 11 | 56 ± 13 | .007 | |
| Pre-:postmenopausal | 9:19 | |||
| Number of pregnancies (median and range)* | 9 (0-13) | |||
| Pregnancies carried to term (median and range)† | 8 (0-12) | |||
| Estimated lifetime traditional beer consumption (L; median and range) | 18,720 | 13,869 | .049 | |
| (4,140-113,400) | (1,920-72,000) | |||
| Years of beer consumption (mean ± SD) | 40 ± 11 | 31 ± 15 | .011 | |
| Abstention from beer at the time of study (days; median and range) | 2 (1->30) | 4 (1->30) | .6 | |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (U/L; mean ± SD)† | 157 ± 50 | 162 ± 45 | .7 | (105-190) |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL; mean ± SD)‡ | 14.2 ± 1.3 | 13.6 ± 0.9 | .036 | (12.0-18.0) |
| Reticulocytes (no/μL; mean ± SD)‡ | 23,800 ± 14,600 | 24,200 ± 16,100 | .9 | (15,000-75,000) |
| Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (mm/h; median and range)‡ | 10 (1-70) | 16 (0-115) | .6 | (0-20) |
| Protein (g/L; mean ± SD) | 76 ± 8 | 78 ± 8 | .5 | (55-85) |
| Albumin (g/L; mean ± SD) | 42 ± 6 | 41 ± 5 | .7 | (35-55) |
| Bilirubin (mmol/L; mean ± SD) | 7.9 ± 4.6 | 7.9 ± 5.3 | 1.0 | (1.7-17.1) |
| Alanine aminotransferase (U/L; median and range) | 25 (13-124) | 19 (11-81) | .1 | (6-37) |
| Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L; median and range) | 28 (13-125) | 22 (15-92) | .007 | (10-30) |
| Gamma glutamyl transferase (U/L; median and range) | 31 (5-171) | 15 (3-89) | .002 | (5-35) |
| . | Men (n = 28) . | Women (n = 28) . | P . | (Normal Range) . |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yr; mean ± SD) | 66 ± 11 | 56 ± 13 | .007 | |
| Pre-:postmenopausal | 9:19 | |||
| Number of pregnancies (median and range)* | 9 (0-13) | |||
| Pregnancies carried to term (median and range)† | 8 (0-12) | |||
| Estimated lifetime traditional beer consumption (L; median and range) | 18,720 | 13,869 | .049 | |
| (4,140-113,400) | (1,920-72,000) | |||
| Years of beer consumption (mean ± SD) | 40 ± 11 | 31 ± 15 | .011 | |
| Abstention from beer at the time of study (days; median and range) | 2 (1->30) | 4 (1->30) | .6 | |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (U/L; mean ± SD)† | 157 ± 50 | 162 ± 45 | .7 | (105-190) |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL; mean ± SD)‡ | 14.2 ± 1.3 | 13.6 ± 0.9 | .036 | (12.0-18.0) |
| Reticulocytes (no/μL; mean ± SD)‡ | 23,800 ± 14,600 | 24,200 ± 16,100 | .9 | (15,000-75,000) |
| Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (mm/h; median and range)‡ | 10 (1-70) | 16 (0-115) | .6 | (0-20) |
| Protein (g/L; mean ± SD) | 76 ± 8 | 78 ± 8 | .5 | (55-85) |
| Albumin (g/L; mean ± SD) | 42 ± 6 | 41 ± 5 | .7 | (35-55) |
| Bilirubin (mmol/L; mean ± SD) | 7.9 ± 4.6 | 7.9 ± 5.3 | 1.0 | (1.7-17.1) |
| Alanine aminotransferase (U/L; median and range) | 25 (13-124) | 19 (11-81) | .1 | (6-37) |
| Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L; median and range) | 28 (13-125) | 22 (15-92) | .007 | (10-30) |
| Gamma glutamyl transferase (U/L; median and range) | 31 (5-171) | 15 (3-89) | .002 | (5-35) |