Table 2. Mortality rates and hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals) by proxy reported type of alcohol drinking.
| Number of men at baseline | Number of deaths | Rate(per 100 person years) | Age-adjustedHR (95% CI) | AdjustedaHR (95% CI) | |
| Type of alcohol drinker | |||||
| Abstains | 239 | 17 | 1.82 | 2.07 (1.19, 3.62) | 2.07 (1.18, 3.62) |
| Beverage only (not problematic) | 1383 | 48 | 0.85 | 1.00 [ref] | 1.00 [ref] |
| Beverage only (problematic) | 109 | 13 | 3.09 | 3.52 (1.91, 6.51) | 2.91 (1.56, 5.42) |
| Non-beverage alcohol drinker | 140 | 26 | 5.04 | 5.71 (3.54, 9.22) | 4.80 (2.93, 7.87) |
| p<0.0001b | p<0.0001b | ||||
| Smoking Status | |||||
| Never | 403 | 10 | 0.61 | 1.00 [ref] | 1.00 [ref] |
| Ex | 240 | 8 | 0.83 | 1.31 (0.52, 3.31) | 1.12 (0.44, 2.84) |
| Current | 1228 | 86 | 1.76 | 2.86 (1.49, 5.51) | 2.00 (1.02, 3.92) |
| p<0.001b | p = 0.037b | ||||
| Education Status | |||||
| Incomplete secondary/lower | 100 | 7 | 1.71 | 2.38 (0.92, 6.19) | 1.20 (0.45, 3.19) |
| Secondary | 1335 | 85 | 1.60 | 2.43 (1.30, 4.56) | 1.72 (0.91, 3.25) |
| Higher | 420 | 11 | 0.64 | 1.00 [ref] | 1.00 [ref] |
| Unknown | 16 | 1 | 1.71 | 2.51 (0.32, 19.51) | 1.41 (0.18, 11.07) |
| p = 0.02b | p = 0.29b |
a
adjusted for age, education and smoking status.
b
p-value from likelihood ratio test.