Table 3. Development of Cardiovascular Disease in New Drinkers.

Likelihood of developing cardiovascular disease (Odds Ratio and 95 percent Confidence Interval) during the 4-year follow-up after Visit 3 among new drinkers (who were non-drinkers at Visit 1).

		OR	95% CI
Alcohol Consumption at Visit 3	None (ref)	1	1
	Moderate	0.62	0.40-0.95
	Heavy	1.42	0.41-4.90
Age		1.05	1.03-1.06
Gender (ref: female)	Male	1.79	1.51-2.13
Race (reference non-black)	Black	1.09	0.90-1.32
Education (ref: <High School)	HS or more	0.87	0.72-1.06
BMI	<25 (ref)	1	1
	25-29.9	1.03	0.82-1.30
	≥30	1.55	1.23-1.95
Smoking (ref: Non-smokers)	Yes	1.92	1.56-2.36
Exercise (ref: <2.5 hrs/wk)	≥2.5 hrs/wk	0.86	0.72-1.02
Cardiovascular Disease Risk History* (ref: No)	Yes	1.77	1.36-2.32
Daily Aspirin (ref: No)	Yes	1.78	1.36-2.32

^*History of hypertension, diabetes, or hypercholesterolemia at Visit 3.