Table 3.
Odds ratios for having had common cold in the previous year across alcohol intake frequency
| |
Frequency of alcohol intake (day/week) |
P for trenda |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | ≤3 | 4-6 | 7 | ||
| ≥1 common coldb (cases/subjects) |
91/149 |
177/294 |
91/169 |
139/287 |
|
| Crude OR(95% CI) |
1 |
0.964 (0.644–1.444) |
0.744 (0.476–1.163) |
0.599 (0.400–0.895)d |
0.002 |
| Adjusted ORc (95% CI) |
1 |
0.827 (0.541–1.266) |
0.703 (0.439–1.124) |
0.621 (0.400–0.965) d |
0.025 |
| ≥2 common coldb (cases/subjects) |
38/149 |
64/294 |
32/169 |
45/287 |
|
| Crude OR (95% CI) |
1 |
0.813 (0.513–1.289) |
0.682 (0.401–1.162) |
0.543 (0.334–0.884) d |
0.009 |
| Adjusted ORc (95% CI) | 1 | 0.642 (0.395–1.045) | 0.557 (0.319–0.973) d | 0.461 (0.270–0.787) d | 0.006 |
a Calculated by using a logistic regression model.
b Frequency of self-reported common cold episodes in the previous year.
c Adjusted for age, education, occupation, smoking status, BMI, physical activity, depressive symptoms, sleep duration, metabolic syndrome, calorie intake, vitamin C intake, and zinc intake.
d Statistical significance: p < 0.05.