Table 5.
Results of univariable logistic regression analyses of alcohol consumption and severe CAC*.
Variable | CACS 1000 (n = 1459) | CACS 1000 (n = 69) | Regression coefficient | OR (95% CI) | p value |
Alcohol consumption history | 500 (34.24%) | 28 (40.42%) | 0.45 | 1.57 (1.25, 1.96) | 0.0001 |
Current alcohol consumption | 387 (26.53%) | 18 (25.67%) | 0.26 | 1.30 (1.03, 1.64) | 0.027 |
Abbreviations: CAC, coronary artery calcification; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; CACS, coronary artery calcification score. *Defined as CACS 1000.