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. 2007 May;61(5):441–446. doi: 10.1136/jech.2006.050419

Table 2 ORs (95% CI) for health problems comparing never and former drinkers with moderate drinkers (reference group) for women.

QF‐last‐year Weekly recall
Never drinkers Former drinkers Never drinkers Former drinkers
n = 203 n = 270 n = 203 n = 179
Poor subjective health 3.42 (2.20 to 5.30) 3.18 (2.12 to 4.76) 3.64 (2.31 to 5.74) 3.77 (2.39 to 5.95)
(D) Digestive problems 2.71 (0.96 to 7.69) 1.60 (0.61 to 4.21) 4.88 (1.14 to 16.88) 2.50 (0.67 to 9.31)
(D) Digestive diseases 2.13 (1.32 to 3.43) 1.61 (1.03 to 2.50) 1.83 (1.14 to 2.94) 1.67 (1.03 to 2.72)
(K) Circulatory diseases 1.49 (0.99 to 2.26) 1.49 (1.02 to 2.17) 1.48 (0.97 to 2.26) 1.60 (1.04 to 2.45)
(N) Neurological problems 3.78 (1.06 to 13.52) 3.17 (1.02 to 9.90) 2.09 (0.68 to 6.44) 2.33 (0.81 to 6.73)
(N) Neurological diseases 1.44 (0.72 to 2.87) 1.81 (1.00 to 3.27) 0.97 (0.50 to 1.90) 1.54 (0.83 to 2.88)
(P) Psychological diseases 2.00 (0.99 to 4.03) 1.57 (0.81 to 3.06) 2.84 (1.29 to 6.26) 3.09 (1.41 to 6.78)
(T) Endocrine and metabolic diseases 1.88 (1.21 to 2.92) 1.60 (1.07 to 2.41) 2.48 (1.55 to 3.98) 2.22 (1.38 to 3.58)
Alcohol‐related diseases 1.67 (1.07 to 2.61) 1.36 (0.89 to 2.07) 1.94 (1.22 to 3.08) 1.78 (1.11 to 2.86)
Functional somatic syndromes 2.56 (1.14 to 5.76) 1.64 (0.76 to 3.56) 2.00 (0.91 to 4.40) 1.59 (0.70 to 3.65)
Oesophagus/stomach problems and diseases 3.37 (1.35 to 8.41) 1.36 (0.53 to 3.44) 2.11 (0.92 to 4.85) 1.37 (0.56 to 3.38)
Cardiovascular diseases 1.96 (1.03 to 3.72) 2.40 (1.32 to 4.39) 2.19 (1.13 to 4.27) 2.72 (1.41 to 5.26)
Hypertension 1.70 (1.04 to 2.78) 1.68 (1.05 to 2.69) 1.95 (1.16 to 3.28) 2.07 (1.22 to 3.53)
Depression 2.06 (0.82 to 5.17) 2.08 (0.88 to 4.88) 3.49 (1.10 to 11.09) 5.03 (1.64 to 15.46)
Thyroid gland problems and diseases 0.86 (0.40 to 1.83) 1.27 (0.67 to 2.40) 1.52 (0.65 to 3.57) 2.21 (1.01 to 4.83)
Diabetes mellitus 6.92 (2.32 to 20.64) 7.05 (2.43 to 20.50) 6.85 (2.29 to 20.44) 6.74 (2.25 to 20.18)

QF‐last‐year, quantity–frequency form about last year's consumption.