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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Drug Alcohol Depend. 2011 Mar 26;118(1):78–82. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.02.022

Table 2.

Odds and Relative Risk Ratios (99.9% Confidence Intervals) from Regressions Analyses Examining Associations of Smoking Status with Alcohol Use Patterns and Classifications

Smoking Status
Daily Smoker Non-daily Smoker Non-Smokera
Odds Ratios (99.9% Confidence Interval)
Frequency of Drinking
Current Drinker b (yes/no) 1.60 (0.99–2.57) 1.38 (0.86–2.20) ref
Drinks 1+/month (yes/no) 1.17 (0.79–1.73) 1.43 (1.07–1.93)* ref
Drinks 1+/week (yes/no) 1.41 (0.98–2.02) 1.53 (1.16–2.02)* ref
Drinks daily or nearly every day (yes/no) 3.07 (1.37–6.85)* 1.40 (0.82–2.39) ref
Binge Drinking c
Binge drinking in past 12 months (yes/no) 1.79 (1.24–2.59)* 1.71 (1.20–2.42)* ref
Binge 1+/month (yes/no) 1.78 (1.22–2.60)* 1.56 (1.19–2.05)* ref
Binge 1+/week (yes/no) 2.39 (1.52–3.77)* 1.60 (1.14–2.25)* ref
Binge daily or nearly every day (yes/no) 4.65 (1.39–15.51)* 1.54 (0.65–3.67) ref
Alcohol Classifications Relative Risk Ratios (99.9% Confidence Interval)
Non-hazardous drinker vs. Non-drinker in past 12 months 1.09 (0.64–1.82) 0.95 (0.55–1.64) ref
Hazardous drinker e vs. Non-drinker in past 12 months 1.72 (1.01–2.93) 1.51 (0.90–2.55) ref
Hazardous drinker vs. Non-hazardous drinker 1.58 (1.07–2.35)* 1.59 (1.11–2.27)* ref
Alcohol Abusef vs. No Alcohol Diagnosis in past 12 months 1.93 (1.27–2.93)* 2.40 (1.29–4.42)* ref
Alcohol Dependenceg vs. No Alcohol Diagnosis in past 12 months 1.98 (1.33–2.96)* 2.15 (1.18–3.91)* ref
Alcohol Abuse vs. Alcohol Dependence 0.97 (0.57–1.64) 1.12 (0.53–2.35) ref

n=4468,

*

p<.001; compared to non-smokers. These analyses were adjusted for race, sex, and analogous Wave 1 drinking outcome variable (e.g. current drinker status at wave 1 was used as a covariate in analysis of wave 2 current drinker status).

a

Non-smokers reported not consuming any tobacco product in the past 12 months. The group was comprised of both never and ex smokers.

b

Any consumption of alcohol in past 12 months;

c

defined as consuming 5 or more (for men) or 4 or more (for women) alcoholic drinks in a single episode;

d

Past 12 month DSM-IV Alcohol Abuse or Dependence diagnoses;

e

NIAAA hazardous drinking definition: 5+ drinks per day for men and 4+ drinks per day for women at least once in the past year or consumes more than 14 drinks per week for men and more than 7 drinks per week for women;

f

Alcohol Abuse is defined as any past 12 month DSM-IV Alcohol Abuse Diagnosis;

g

Alcohol Dependence is defined as any past 12 month DSM-IV Alcohol Dependence Diagnosis.