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Table 4.

Odds Ratios of the Individual Components of the Metabolic Syndrome Across Categories of Alcohol Consumption

		Alcohol Consumption (drinks/week)^a
	Cases (%)^b	Never drinkers (N = 3139)	Former drinkers (N = 5230)	Occasional drinker (N = 2633)	Low drinker (N = 2834)	Moderate drinker (N = 1270)	Heavy drinker (N = 799)
Central obesity^c
Multivariate ORs	54.5	1.00 (referent)	1.19 (0.95–1.49)	1.30 (0.99–1.71)	1.37 (1.07–1.74)	1.32 (0.98–1.78)	1.82 (1.31–2.52)
High triglyceride^d
Multivariate ORs	28.7	1.00 (referent)	0.84 (0.71–0.99)	0.89 (0.75–1.05)	0.88 (0.73–1.07)	0.96 (0.77–1.21)	0.89 (0.69–1.14)
Low HDL^e
Multivariate ORs	45.3	1.00 (referent)	0.99 (0.85–1.14)	1.24 (1.05–1.47)	1.42 (1.21–1.67)	1.88 (1.53–2.31)	1.82 (1.44–2.32)
High blood pressure^f
Multivariate ORs	31.9	1.00 (referent)	0.83 (0.71–0.97)	0.83 (0.68–1.00)	0.90 (0.74–1.09)	0.96 (0.77–1.20)	1.55 (1.20–2.01)
High fasting glucose^g
Multivariate ORs	31.6	1.00 (referent)	0.93 (0.78–1.10)	0.92 (0.75–1.12)	1.01 (0.83–1.24)	0.87 (0.69–1.11)	1.05 (0.81–1.35)

Bolded values indicate significant odds ratios.

^{^a}

Adjusted for age, gender, BMI, smoking status, education level, Hispanic background, field center, physical activity level, and total caloric consumption.

^{^b}

Percent of cases on overall sample based on weighted analyses.

^{^c}

Defined as a waist circumference ≥102 cm (men) or ≥88 cm (women).

^{^d}

Defined as serum triglycerides ≥150 mg/dL.

^{^e}

Defined as ≤40 mg/dL (men) or ≤50 mg/dL (women).

^{^f}

Defined as systolic blood pressure ≥130 mm Hg, a diastolic blood pressure ≥85 mm Hg, or current use of medication for hypertension.

^{^g}

Defined as ≥100 mg/dL or current use of medication for diabetes.