Table 2.
Volume of Alcohol Consumption
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Never Drinker | Lifelong Infrequent Drinker | Former Drinker | Light | Moderate | Heavy | |
CVD Deaths1 | 2754 | 1538 | 1700 | 1131 | 697 | 354 |
Person-Years | 305966 | 242849 | 174714 | 520562 | 238498 | 94815 |
Age-Sex-Race Adj. | 1.00 | 0.98 (0.91–1.05) | 1.15 (1.06–1.24) | 0.66 (0.56–0.77) | 0.58 (0.47–0.72) | 1.07 (0.94–1.22) |
Multivariable Adj.2 | 1.00 | 0.95 (0.88–1.02) | 1.02 (0.94–1.11) | 0.69 (0.59–0.82) | 0.62 (0.50–0.77) | 0.95 (0.82–1.10) |
MV+Activity3 | 1.00 | 0.96 (0.89–1.03) | 1.02 (0.94–1.11) | 0.71 (0.61–0.83) | 0.65 (0.53–0.79) | 0.96 (0.83–1.11) |
Pooled MV HR4 | 1.00 | 0.96 (0.89–1.03) | 1.02 (0.94–1.10) | 0.71 (0.65–0.78) | 0.70 (0.63–0.78) | 0.95 (0.82–1.10) |
Two-Year Lag5 | 1.00 | 0.96 (0.89–1.04) | 1.03 (0.94–1.13) | 0.72 (0.62–0.84) | 0.74 (0.63–0.86) | 1.04 (0.90–1.21) |
Hazard ratios derive from random-effects meta-analyses of NHIS years 1988, 1990, 1991, and 1997–2000; 1987 and 1992 did not include information with which to identify former drinkers.
Multivariable-adjusted hazard ratios adjusted for age, sex, race, smoking, marital status, education, region, urbanization, smoking, BMI, and general health status.
Analyses adjusted for covariates in multivariable models and physical activity assessed in 1990, 1991, and 1997–2000.
Hazard ratios derive from pooled (rather than meta-analyzed) analyses of individual NHIS administrations.
Lagged analyses exclude individuals who died within the first two years after administration of the respective NHIS.