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. 2010 Spring;14(1):11–18. doi: 10.7812/tpp/09-089

Table 5.

Adjusteda odds ratio of FEV1/FVC <0.7 for drinkers reporting ≥2 or 3–5 drinks per day stratified by cardiorespiratory history

History “Yes”b History “No”b
Group ≤2 drinks per day vs nondrinkers 3–5 drinks per day vs nondrinkers ≤2 drinks per day vs nondrinkers 3–5 drinks per day vs nondrinkers
All 0.84c 0.89c 0.79c 0.86
Men 0.83c 0.86c 0.83c 0.90
Women 0.84c 0.95 0.76c 0.83
Age <40 years 0.95 0.98 0.86 0.98
Age 40–49 years 0.82c 0.91 0.87 0.90
Age 50–59 years 0.80c 0.88 0.71c 0.75
Age 60–69 years 0.76c 0.75c 0.67c 0.74
Age ≥70 years 0.71c 0.73 0.81 1.01
White 0.85c 0.90 0.80c 0.84
African American 0.85c 0.90 0.81c 1.00
Asian American 0.92 1.00 0.77 0.81
Other ethnicity 0.87 0.93 0.93 1.42
Never-smoker 0.86c 0.89 0.78c 0.97
Ex-smoker 0.73c 0.77c 0.79c 0.76
Smoke <1 ppd 0.90 0.96 0.86 0.85
Smoke ≥1 ppd 0.88 0.94 0.86 0.94
BMI <25 kg/m2 0.90c 0.96 0.77c 0.87
BMI 25–29 kg/m2 0.77c 0.88 0.79c 0.83
BMI ≥30 kg/m2 0.80 0.90 0.87 0.65

a Versus FEV1/FVC ≥0.7 by logistic regression models for age, ethnicity, BMI, education, smoking, alcohol, and CR composite.

b Reply of yes to any of 47 history and/or symptom items. The “yes” group included 108,400 study participants—22,993 (21%) with a ratio of <0.7; the “no” group included 69,237 study participants—10,539 (15%) with a ratio of <0.7.

c p < 0.001.

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