Demographic data of alcoholics and control subjects

Abbreviations: ACSVD, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; BEV, bleeding esophageal varices; CAD, ischaemic heart disease; CAL, chronic airflow limitation; LV, left ventricular; NA, not available; PMI, postmortem interval and UGIH, upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Smoker group includes smokers, ex-smokers (subjects ## 3, 12 and 14 in controls, and 11 and 14 in alcoholics) and occasional smoker (subject #1 in controls).