. 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 3.

Associations Between Drinking Patterns and Development of Functional Limitations, Stratified by Age^a

	Adults 50–64 years^b		Adults ≥65 years^c

	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	p-value	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	p-value

Drinking Patterns
Consistent abstainers	1.0		1.0
Consistent low-risk	0.49 (0.34–0.73)	<.001	0.76 (0.61–0.95)	0.02
Consistent high risk	1.05 (0.74–1.50)	0.77	0.79 (0.62–1.03)	0.09
Recent quitters	0.85 (0.44–1.65)	0.64	1.25 (0.84–1.86)	0.27
Mixed patterns	0.76 (0.51–1.13)	0.17	0.92 (0.70–1.19)	0.51

Random-effects logistic regressions adjusted for age, gender, marital status, race/ethnicity, education, employment status, income, self-rated health, smoking status, and chronic conditions.

Analysis included 3159 observations.

Analysis included 5581 observations.