Number of subjects (number of cases of colon cancer; rectal cancer) and mean (SD) alcohol intake, according to total alcohol and percentage of wine of total alcohol intake in the present study from the Copenhagen Centre for Prospective Studies, Denmark 1976–1993
| Percentage of wine of total alcohol intake | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0% | 1–30% | >30% | ||||
| Subjects (cases) | Mean alcohol | Subjects (cases) | Mean alcohol | Subjects (cases) | Mean alcohol | |
| *Non-drinkers=reference category. | ||||||
| Drinks per week | ||||||
| 0 | 5712 (96;28)* | 0.0 | ||||
| 1–6 | 1516 (14;11) | 3.2 (1.7) | 1812 (37; 14) | 4.1 (1.7) | 6394 (78; 35) | 3.4 (1.6) |
| 7–13 | 876 (13;9) | 9.4 (1.5) | 2394 (28; 21) | 9.5 (1.8) | 2726 (36; 13) | 10.1 (2.1) |
| ≥14 | 1198 (24;17) | 28.7 (17.6) | 3878 (58; 32) | 30.8 (19.8) | 2626 (27; 22) | 23.9 (12.4) |