Grams of alcohol per day for each beverage used by current drinkers (cases and controls)
| Men | Women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverage* | Cases | Controls | Cases | Controls |
| *Mean (SD); all comparisons NS. | ||||
| †Including vermouths and fortified wines (for example, port, sherry, marsala). | ||||
| ‡Liqueurs are included here, such as those commonly drunk at the end of a meal (“digestifs”). | ||||
| §Including “grappa”, whisky, gin, vodka, rum, cognac, and other distillates. | ||||
| ¶A local beverage made of coffee, with “grappa” or brandy added. | ||||
| White wine | 13.4 (17.4) | 13.7 (20.1) | 6.0 (6.3) | 7.2 (10.3) |
| Red wine | 28.1 (25.3) | 24.5 (21.5) | 17.7 (13.2) | 14.1 (10.3) |
| Beer | 7.2 (16.8) | 3.5 (12.7) | 2.9 (7.1) | 5.8 (9.8) |
| Aperitifs† | 1.6 (2.0) | 4.6 (9.6) | 0.9 (0.3) | 4.1 (6.7) |
| “Bitters”‡ | 3.2 (4.4) | 4.2 (6.9) | 1.4 (0.5) | 3.6 (7.0) |
| Spirits§ | 10.1 (30.0) | 6.6 (12.9) | 4.4 (5.2) | 1.4 (0.0) |
| “Laced” coffee¶ | 1.2 (1.4) | 1.0 (1.0) | 0.9 (0.8) | 0.9 (1.7) |