Table 2.

Association between AUDIT-C Score and Mortality^†

	AUDIT-C	AUDIT-C	AUDIT-C	AUDIT-C
	0	1–4	5–8	9–12
	HR (95% CI)	2-Year Death Rate	HR (95% CI)	HR (95% CI)
Female Sample	1.34 (1.01, 1.78)	0.01998	0.89 (0.35, 2.24)	7.09 (2.67, 18.82)
Male Total Sample	1.34 (1.29, 1.39)	0.05222	1.13 (1.05, 1.21)	1.63 (1.45, 1.84)
18–39 years old	0.73 (0.21, 2.49)	0.00522	0.33 (0.04, 2.67)	1.03 (0.13, 8.45)
40–49 years old	1.34 (0.93, 1.93)	0.01308	1.19 (0.74, 1.92)	1.12 (0.56, 2.24)
50–59 years old	1.41 (1.22, 1.63)	0.01883	1.35 (1.12, 1.63)	2.00 (1.59, 2.52)
60–69 years old	1.31 (1.18, 1.45)	0.03140	1.22 (1.05, 1.42)	1.77 (1.41, 2.23)
70–79 years old	1.34 (1.26, 1.43)	0.06004	1.09 (0.97, 1.23)	1.60 (1.26, 2.02)
>80 years old	1.36 (1.27, 1.45)	0.11660	1.10 (0.93, 1.32)	1.54 (1.27, 1.45)

^†All models include age, race, education, marital status, smoking status, comorbidity index, and previous year depression. CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio.