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. 2004 Dec 2;4:58. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-4-58

Table 4.

Odds ratios for beverage consumption according level of education, adjusted for age, BMI, smoking habits, physical activity and income

Women Men
OR IC(95%) P trend OR IC(95%) P trend

Milk Milk
Education Education
≤4 years (reference) ≤4 years (reference)
5-9 years 1.54 1.38-1.70 5-9 years 1.53 1.39-1.68
10-12 years 2.24 1.95-2.57 10-12 years 3.00 2.62-3.44
>12 years 2.60 2.24-3.01 <0.001 >12 years 3.07 2.62-3.59 <0.001
Wine Wine
Education Education
≤4 years (reference) ≤4 years (reference)
5-9 years 0.79 0.68-0.93 5-9 years 0.73 0.63-0.84
10-12 years 0.45 0.36-0.55 10-12 years 0.41 0.35-0.49
>12 years 0.51 0.41-0.62 <0.001 >12 years 0.46 0.38-0.56 <0.001
Beer Beer
Education Education
≤4 years (reference) ≤4 years (reference)
5-9 years 0.92 0.72-1.18 5-9 years 0.86 0.77-0.97
10-12 years 0.76 0.56-1.03 10-12 years 0.61 0.52-0.71
>12 years 0.82 0.61-1.10 0.097 >12 years 0.57 0.48-0.68 <0.001
Spirits Spirits
Education Education
≤4 years (reference) ≤4 years (reference)
5-9 years 0.66 0.27-1.58 5-9 years 0.72 0.60-0.87
10-12 years 0.15 0.03-0.74 10-12 years 0.46 0.34-0.62
>12 years 0.13 0.03-0.53 0.002 >12 years 0.27 0.19-0.40 <0.001
Port Wine Port Wine
Education Education
≤4 years (reference) ≤4 years (reference)
5-9 years 1.44 1.03-2.01 5-9 years 1.00 0.81-1.24
10-12 years 1.22 0.80-1.88 10-12 years 0.97 0.73-1.30
>12 years 1.34 0.90-2.00 0.265 >12 years 1.42 1.07-1.89 0.093