Adjusted odds ratios (OR) and 95 % CI for Hazardous or Harmful alcohol consumption, among adults aged 65 and older who drink alcohol, by race-sex sub-group (ref=white male drinkers), NHANES 2005–2008. *† *Multivariate models adjusted for age, race, and sex. † Based on unweighted sample size of
n
= 1,083 adults ≥ 65 years old who drink alcohol, including
n
= 450 white male drinkers, n
= 88 black male
drinkers, n
= 326 white female drinkers, and
n
= 53 black female drinkers. ‡ OR
Black female drinkers
(OR) = 0.75 (95 % CI: 0.40, 1.44), p
= 0.39. § OR
Black male drinkers
= 1.44 (95 % CI: 0.90, 2.30), p
= 0.13. || OR
White female drinkers
= 0.49 (0.40, 0.60), p
< 0.0001.