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. 2009 Aug 10;44(5):491–499. doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agp042

Table 5.

Morbidity and the neighborhood alcohol environment—potential modification by race and ethnicity

Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)
Motor vehicle Experienced
STI accident Injury Liver problems Hypertension violence
Impact of off-premise outlet density per square mile
Among Whites (n = 1330) 1.04 (1.01, 1.08) 0.99 (0.96, 1.01) 1.01 (0.99, 1.04) 1.01 (0.99, 1.04) 1.00 (0.99, 1.02) 1.05 (1.03, 1.07)
Among Blacks (n = 731) 1.02 (0.99, 1.05) 0.99 (0.97, 1.02) 1.12 (1.02, 1.13) 1.02 (1.01, 1.03) 1.00 (0.99, 1.01) 1.01 (0.99, 1.02)
Among other racial groups (n = 820) 0.95 (0.85, 1.05) 0.97 (0.94, 1.01)§ 1.02 (1.00, 1.05) 1.02 (1.00, 1.05) 0.99 (0.97, 1.01) 1.02 (1.00, 1.04)
Among Hispanics (n = 657) 1.03 (1.01, 1.05) 0.97 (0.93, 1.00)§ 1.00 (0.97, 1.02) 1.01 (0.99, 1.04) 1.01 (0.99, 1.03) 1.01 (0.89, 1.03)
Among non-Hispanics (n = 2049) 0.99 (0.93, 1.06) 0.99 (0.98, 1.01) 1.01 (1.00, 1.02) 1.02 (1.01, 1.03) 1.00 (0.99, 1.01) 1.03 (1.01, 1.04)
Impact of individual off-premise outlet density in 1.0 mile radius from home
Among Whites (n = 1330) 1.65 (1.05, 2.90) 0.86 (0.67, 1.11) 1.26 (0.96, 1.64)§ 1.07 (0.87, 1.32) 0.99 (0.83, 1.18) 1.63 (1.34, 1.99)
Among Blacks (n = 731) 1.25 (0.74, 2.13) 0.84 (0.61, 1.14) 1.43 (1.12, 1.83) 1.12 (0.93, 1.36) 0.87 (0.73, 1.04) 1.02 (0.83, 1.25)
Among other racial groups (n = 820) 1.41 (0.64, 3.14) 0.73 (0.50, 1.06)§ 1.29 (0.85, 1.96) 0.95 (0.70, 1.28) 0.84 (0.65, 1.08) 1.50 (1.20, 1.86)
Among Hispanics (n = 657) 2.08 (1.03, 4.23) 0.51 (0.33, 0.77) 1.09 (0.67, 1.21) 1.19 (0.83, 1.70) 1.12 (0.88, 1.41) 1.28 (1.03, 1.59)
Among non-Hispanics (n = 2049) 1.24 (0.80, 1.94) 0.95 (0.78, 1.14) 1.16 (1.01, 1.35) 1.30 (1.08, 1.57) 0.93 (0.81, 1.06) 1.40 (1.18, 1.66)

P-value: < 0.01; < 0.05; § < 0.10 based on adjusted multi-level logistic regression models, adjusted for study location, age, sex, race, ethnicity, education and income.