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. 2009 Mar 18;169(9):1043–1051. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwp034

Table 3.

Relative Risk of Pancreatic Cancer in Relation to Alcoholic Drinks per Day According to Types of Beverages in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study, United States, 1995/1996–2003

Alcohol Use, drinks/daya All
 Men
 Women
Cases, no. (N = 1,149) Person-Years, no. Relative Riskb 95% Confidence Interval Cases, no. (N = 748) Person-Years, no. Relative Riskb 95% Confidence Interval Cases, no. (N = 401) Person-Years, no. Relative Riskb 95% Confidence Interval
Beer
    0 546 1,565,850 1.17 1.01, 1.35 266 661,407 1.18 0.98, 1.42 280 904,442 1.16 0.92, 1.47
    >0–0.99 518 1,626,827 1.00 Referent 400 1,151,633 1.00 Referent 118 475,194 1.00 Referent
    ≥1 85 237,935 1.07 0.84, 1.36 82 218,685 1.14 0.89, 1.46 3 19,250 0.53 0.17, 1.67
        Ptrendc 0.52 0.47 0.82
Wine
    0 493 1,338,382 1.02 0.88, 1.17 391 1,094,166 0.93 0.78, 1.12 188 553,669 1.21 0.96, 1.53
    >0–0.99 585 1,861,412 1.00 Referent 305 784,712 1.00 Referent 194 767,249 1.00 Referent
    ≥1 71 230,815 0.99 0.77, 1.26 52 152,846 0.99 0.74, 1.32 19 77,968 0.94 0.59, 1.52
        Ptrendc 0.72 0.58 0.78
Liquor
    0 536 1,599,336 0.98 0.85, 1.14 318 868,214 0.99 0.82, 1.20 218 731,122 0.96 0.76, 1.22
    >0–0.99 465 1,507,034 1.00 Referent 310 916,706 1.00 Referent 155 590,328 1.00 Referent
    1–2.99 76 206,518 1.01 0.79, 1.29 60 152,997 1.03 0.78, 1.36 16 53,552 0.93 0.55, 1.56
    ≥3 72 117,723 1.62 1.24, 2.10 60 93,837 1.66 1.24, 2.23 12 23,886 1.46 0.80, 2.67
        Ptrendc 0.001 <0.001 0.25
a

One drink of beer, wine, or liquor is equal to 12.96 g, 13.72 g, or 13.93 g of alcohol, respectively (36).

b

Relative risk was adjusted for sex (for all); smoking variable (never smokers, quit ≥10 years and smoked <20 cigarettes/day, quit ≥10 years and smoked ≥20 cigarettes/day, quit 5–9 years and smoked <20 cigarettes/day, quit 5–9 years and smoked ≥20 cigarettes/day, quit 1–4 years and smoked <20 cigarettes/day, quit 1–4 years and smoked ≥20 cigarettes/day, current smokers with <20 cigarettes/day, and current smokers with ≥20 cigarettes/day); total energy intake (continuous), energy-adjusted saturated fat, red meat, and total folate intake (continuous scale); body mass index (<20, 20–<25, 25–<30, ≥30 kg/m2, missing); physical activity (low, moderate, and high level); history of diabetes; and use of other types of alcoholic beverages.

c

The P value for linear trend was calculated by using the median values for each category as a single continuous variable.