Table 3.

Adjusted^a odds ratio of FEV₁/FVC <0.7 in selected groups according to alcohol intake

Group		n (percentage of total 177,721) with FEV1/FVC <0.7		≤2 drinks per day	3–5 drinks per day	≥6 drinks per day
		OR versus nondrinkers (nondrinkers were referent: OR = 1.00)
All	33,532 (18.9)	0.82b	0.88b	1.04
Men	16,694 (20.5)	0.83b	0.87b	1.08
Women	16,838 (17.6)	0.81b	0.91	0.91
Age <40 years	11,237 (13.5)	0.96	1.08	1.35b
Age 40–49 years	5,809 (15.8)	0.83b	0.93	1.02
Age 50–59 years	5,629 (17.6)	0.69b	0.83	1.05
Age 60–69 years	4,217 (22.4)	0.65b	0.66b	0.91
Age >70 years	1,730 (26.6)	0.73b	0.80	1.45
White	26,991 (19.7)	0.83b	0.88b	1.05
African American	4,105 (15.5)	0.83b	0.91	0.98
Asian American	1,197 (16.5)	0.86	0.92	1.20
Other ethnicity	1,239 (17.5)	0.88	1.02	1.37
Never-smoker	10,620 (15.7)	0.83b	0.92	1.00
Ex-smoker	5,561 (18.3)	0.75b	0.77	0.98
Smoke <1 ppd	7,241 (19.1)	0.89	0.92	1.06
Smoke ≥1 ppd	9,384 (24.9)	0.87b	0.94	1.22

^aVersus FEV₁/FVC ≥0.7 by logistic regression among 177,721 examinees for age, ethnicity, body mass index, education, smoking, alcohol, and cardiorespiratory composite.

^bp < 0.001.

FEV₁/FVC = ratio of one-second forced expiratory volume to forced vital capacity; OR = odds ratio; ppd = pack(s) per day.