Table 4.

Odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) for diabetes and combined diabetes and IFG in men according to the categories of drinking frequency and types of beverage

		Participants (n)	Diabetes	Combined diabetes and IFG
Drinking frequency
Abstainers		688	1.0 (reference)	1.0 (reference)
< 1 day/wk		165	1.17 (0.71,1.92)	1.45 (0.99,2.13)
1-4 day/wk		164	1.22 (0.73,2.05)	1.27 (0.86,1.88)
5-7 day/wk	0.1-19.9 g/d	115	1.24 (0.70,2.21)	1.59 (1.02,2.48)
	20-39.9 g/d	106	0.72 (0.36,1.46)	0.61 (0.37,0.98)
	≥ 40.0 g/d	197	1.72 (1.03,2.87)	1.50 (1.02,2.18)
Beverage type
Abstainers		688	1.0 (reference)	1.0 (reference)
Liquor drinkers
	0.1-19.9 g/d	166	1.60 (0.99,2.61)	1.85 (1.24,2.77)
	20-39.9 g/d	80	0.95 (0.44,2.03)	0.92 (0.55,1.56)
	≥ 40.0 g/d	165	1.52 (0.86,2.68)	1.49 (1.00,2.23)
	Total	411	1.43 (0.96,2.12)	1.47 (1.09,1.98)
Non-liquor drinkers
	0.1-19.9 g/d	220	1.07 (0.68,1.70)	1.11 (0.78,1.56)
	20-39.9 g/d	62	0.40 (0.12,1.34)	0.68 (0.36,1.25)
	≥ 40.0 g/d	54	1.92 (0.87,4.23)	1.64 (0.88, 3.03)
	Total	336	1.05 (0.70,1.58)	1.08 (0.80,1.46)

Data were adjusted for age, geographic location (Beijing/Shanghai), residential region (urban/rural), educational level, smoking, physical activity, family income, family history of CVD or diabetes, diet (total energy intake without alcohol, energy adjusted dietary fiber and fat intake), BMI, inflammatory markers (log-transformed CRP, IL-6 and ferritin), adipokines (RBP4, log-transformed adiponectin and PAI-1).