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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Aging Health. 2011 Feb 10;23(5):806–821. doi: 10.1177/0898264310397541

Table 2.

Associations Between Drinking Patterns and Development of Functional Limitations Among the Entire Samplea

Unadjusted OR (95% CI) p-value Adjusted ORb (95% CI) p-value
Drinking Patterns
 Consistent abstainers 1.0 1.0
 Consistent low-risk 0.48 (0.39–0.58) <.001 0.69 (0.57–0.83) <.001
 Consistent high risk 0.56 (0.45–0.69) <.001 0.90 (0.73–1.11) 0.33
 Recent quitters 0.99 (0.70–1.39) 0.95 1.14 (0.81–1.59) 0.45
 Other mixed patterns 0.59 (0.47–0.74) <.001 0.86 (0.69–1.07) 0.18
a

Analyses included 8740 observations.

b

Adjusted for age, gender, marital status, race/ethnicity, education, employment status, income, self-rated health, smoking status, and chronic conditions.