Table 3.
Alcohol Consumption Category | Race/Ethnicity |
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All |
Black |
Hispanic |
White |
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No. of Respondents | No. of Deaths | HR | 95% CI | No. of Respondents | No. of Deaths | HR | 95% CI | No. of Respondents | No. of Deaths | HR | 95% CI | No. of Respondents | No. of Deaths | HR | 95% CI | |
Consumption volume | ||||||||||||||||
Ex-drinker | 1.14 | 0.97, 1.32 | 0.71* | 0.56, 0.91 | 1.44* | 1.03, 2.01 | 1.50* | 1.20, 1.87 | ||||||||
Lifetime abstainer | 0.99 | 0.86, 1.13 | 0.84 | 0.68, 1.04 | 0.85 | 0.64, 1.12 | 1.19 | 0.95, 1.48 | ||||||||
Current drinker, drinks/month | ||||||||||||||||
0–<2 (occasional) | 0.96 | 0.81, 1.13 | 0.76 | 0.56, 0.91 | 0.72 | 0.48, 1.08 | 1.28 | 0.99, 1.64 | ||||||||
2–<30 (women) or 2–<60 (men) (moderate) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||||
30–<120 (women) or 60–<120 (men) (heavy) | 0.99 | 0.78, 1.27 | 0.95 | 0.68, 1.33 | 1.05 | 0.57, 1.94 | 1.06 | 0.73, 1.56 | ||||||||
≥120 (heavy) | 1.40* | 0.97, 2.00 | 1.28 | 0.75, 2.19 | 1.08 | 0.40, 2.90 | 1.51 | 0.87, 2.62 | ||||||||
Consumption patterna | ||||||||||||||||
Former drinker, no alcohol problem | 1,373 | 273 | 1.08 | 0.92, 1.27 | 518 | 89 | 0.62* | 0.48, 0.80 | 414 | 60 | 1.47* | 1.02, 2.12 | 429 | 124 | 1.47* | 1.16, 1.87 |
Former drinker, alcohol problem | 278 | 58 | 1.96* | 1.44, 2.65 | 73 | 25 | 2.21* | 1.39, 3.51 | 84 | 12 | 2.47* | 1.41, 4.31 | 118 | 21 | 1.76* | 1.08, 2.87 |
Lifetime abstainer | 2,372 | 489 | 1.02 | 0.89, 1.17 | 934 | 226 | 0.86 | 0.70, 1.08 | 844 | 96 | 0.92 | 0.69, 1.23 | 546 | 161 | 1.19 | 0.95, 1.49 |
Current drinker, drinks/month | ||||||||||||||||
0–<2, no alcohol problem | 1,170 | 163 | 0.94 | 0.80, 1.11 | 403 | 61 | 0.79 | 0.59, 1.07 | 352 | 24 | 0.78 | 0.50, 1.19 | 401 | 78 | 1.17 | 0.91, 1.50 |
0–<2, alcohol problem | 127 | 20 | 1.66 | 1.02, 2.69 | 30 | 6b | 0.75 | 0.36, 1.55 | 35 | 2b | 1.03 | 0.27, 4.01 | 60 | 12 | 4.15* | 1.99, 8.64 |
2–<30 (women) or 2–<60 (men), no ≥5-drink days | 1,909 | 248 | 1.00 | 676 | 92 | 1.00 | 398 | 29 | 1.00 | 807 | 126 | 1.00 | ||||
2–<30 (women) or 2–<60 (men), ≥5-drink days | 246 | 30 | 2.11* | 1.40, 3.17 | 44 | 12 | 2.63* | 1.55, 4.48 | 132 | 13 | 1.98* | 1.09, 3.61 | 68 | 5b | 2.38 | 0.93, 6.11 |
≥30 (women) or ≥60 (men), no ≥8-drink days | 817 | 109 | 1.03 | 0.82, 1.29 | 284 | 41 | 1.01 | 0.72, 1.43 | 171 | 15 | 1.20 | 0.68, 2.11 | 352 | 53 | 1.03 | 0.72, 1.48 |
≥30 (women) or ≥60 (men), ≥8-drink days | 460 | 141 | 1.55* | 1.13, 2.14 | 152 | 24 | 1.29 | 0.80, 2.07 | 134 | 32 | 1.18 | 0.57, 2.44 | 165 | 16 | 2.33* | 1.39, 3.89 |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio.
* P < 0.05.
Alcohol pattern categories: former drinker with no lifetime alcohol problems; former drinker with lifetime alcohol problems; lifetime abstainer; occasional drinker (0–<2 drinks/month) with no lifetime alcohol problems; occasional drinker with lifetime alcohol problems; moderate drinker (2–<30 (women) or 2–<60 (men) drinks/month) with no days with ≥5 drinks monthly; moderate drinker with ≥5-drink days monthly; heavier drinker (≥30 (women) or ≥60 (men) drinks/month) with no days with ≥8 drinks monthly; and heavier drinker with ≥8-drink days monthly.
One of the drinking groups in the each of the race/ethnicity group-specific models included fewer than 10 deaths, and results for these groups should be interpreted with caution.