Table 3.

Unadjusted Hazard Ratios for Mortality According to Alcohol Consumption as Defined by Volume and Detailed Pattern, Overall and by Race/Ethnicity, 1984 and 1995 National Alcohol Surveys, 1984–2006

Alcohol Consumption Category	Race/Ethnicity
	All				Black				Hispanic				White
	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.

^aAlcohol 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.

^bOne 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.