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. 2011 Apr 17;11:48. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-11-48

Table 4.

AAFs and 95% confidence intervals for the 5 Asian regions based on consumption patterns considering only the male population aged 15 - 34 years

Asia, Pacific (High Income) Asia, Central Asia, East Asia, South Asia, Southeast

AAF lower bound upper bound AAF lower bound upper bound AAF lower bound upper bound AAF lower bound upper bound AAF lower bound upper bound
Low consumption (0 to 39.9 grams of alcohol per day) Coronary Heart Disease -13.91% -23.33% -4.49% -7.08% -13.80% -0.37% -10.88% -19.18% -2.58% -1.55% -2.97% -0.14% -4.18% -6.43% -1.93%

Conduction Disorder and other Dysrhythmias 5.58% 3.76% 7.40% 3.39% 1.95% 4.82% 3.86% 2.18% 5.55% 0.81% 0.38% 1.25% 1.92% 1.31% 2.53%

Ischemic Stroke - Morbidity -9.24% -13.37% -5.12% -4.48% -7.51% -1.45% -8.13% -11.65% -4.62% -0.99% -1.61% -0.38% -2.84% -3.81% -1.88%

Ischemic Stroke - Mortality -9.27% -13.45% -5.09% -4.46% -7.55% -1.38% -8.23% -11.77% -4.69% -0.99% -1.58% -0.39% -2.85% -3.82% -1.88%

Diabetes Mellitus -7.19% -12.98% -1.40% -3.84% -8.06% 0.38% -5.49% -10.65% -0.32% -0.87% -1.76% 0.03% -2.26% -3.71% -0.81%

Hypertension 8.82% 6.98% 10.67% 5.44% 3.95% 6.94% 6.15% 4.43% 7.86% 1.33% 0.78% 1.88% 3.10% 2.37% 3.84%


Moderate consumption (40 to 60 grams of alcohol per day) Coronary Heart Disease -1.08% -4.02% 1.85% -0.88% -3.29% 1.52% -0.40% -3.88% 3.09% -0.21% -1.20% 0.77% -0.37% -1.70% 0.96%

Conduction Disorder and other Dysrhythmias 2.45% 1.41% 3.50% 2.05% 1.05% 3.05% 0.89% -0.29% 2.07% 0.51% 0.16% 0.86% 0.85% 0.39% 1.31%

Ischemic Stroke - Morbidity 0.55% -0.02% 1.12% 0.47% -0.01% 0.95% 0.19% -0.48% 0.85% 0.12% -0.07% 0.30% 0.19% -0.06% 0.44%

Ischemic Stroke - Mortality 0.69% 0.18% 1.20% 0.59% 0.14% 1.03% 0.24% -0.36% 0.84% 0.14% -0.03% 0.31% 0.24% 0.01% 0.46%

Diabetes Mellitus -0.45% -2.12% 1.21% -0.36% -1.72% 1.00% -0.17% -2.16% 1.81% -0.09% -0.64% 0.47% -0.15% -0.91% 0.61%

Hypertension 4.15% 2.71% 5.59% 3.48% 2.00% 4.96% 1.52% -0.15% 3.18% 0.87% 0.38% 1.37% 1.45% 0.85% 2.06%


Heavy consumption (60+ grams of alcohol per day) Coronary Heart Disease 0.22% -3.00% 3.43% 0.60% -2.47% 3.67% -0.01% -5.64% 5.61% 0.17% -3.27% 3.60% 0.08% -3.09% 3.25%

Conduction Disorder and other Dysrhythmias 3.71% 2.11% 5.31% 5.21% 3.46% 6.96% 0.61% -2.11% 3.33% 1.42% -0.11% 2.96% 1.35% -0.07% 2.77%

Ischemic Stroke - Morbidity 1.91% 1.07% 2.75% 2.82% 1.91% 3.73% 0.29% -1.19% 1.77% 0.76% -0.09% 1.61% 0.69% -0.07% 1.45%

Ischemic Stroke - Mortality 2.17% 1.26% 3.07% 3.19% 2.17% 4.21% 0.33% -1.25% 1.91% 0.86% -0.07% 1.79% 0.78% -0.02% 1.59%

Diabetes Mellitus 1.34% -0.81% 3.50% 2.31% 0.22% 4.40% 0.15% -3.72% 4.02% 0.63% -1.84% 3.11% 0.49% -1.72% 2.70%

Hypertension 6.70% 4.04% 9.36% 9.41% 6.40% 12.42% 1.11% -3.31% 5.53% 2.66% 0.04% 5.28% 2.49% 0.15% 4.84%