In the HERS data above, there is not a significant difference in body mass index between women who do drink vs. women who do not. Specifically, women who reported drinking alcohol had a slightly lower BMI (M = [28.0369629], SD = [5.26499504]) compared to non-drinking women (M = [28.9282777], SD = [5.64859222]), t(df) = [-4.153, 2756], p < .001 . These results indicate that the consumption of alcohol may not be related to increased BMI among women in this HERS data sample