Table 3.
Incident Stroke and Alcohol Consumption Among Older Adults
| Model 0 | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Univariate | Models 0 + demographica | Model 1 + socioeconomicb | Model 2 + health and behaviorsc | |
| Variables | Hazard ratio (95% CI) | Hazard ratio (95% CI) | Hazard ratio (95% CI) | Hazard ratio (95% CI) |
| (A) Drinking status (ref.: current drinker) | ||||
| Nondrinker | 1.12 (1.00–1.26)** | 1.11 (0.98–1.25) | 1.02 (0.89–1.16) | 1.05 (0.91–1.20) |
| (B) Drinking history (ref.: current drinker) | ||||
| Lifetime abstainer | 1.02 (0.89–1.17) | 1.02 (0.90–1.18) | 0.97 (0.83–1.12) | 1.01 (0.87–1.18) |
| Past drinker | 1.32 (1.14–1.54)*** | 1.24 (1.06–1.45)*** | 1.11 (0.93–1.32) | 1.10 (0.92–1.30) |
| (C) Consumption level (ref.: moderate drinker) | ||||
| Occasional drinker | 0.90 (0.72–1.11) | 0.91 (0.74–1.13) | 0.83 (0.66–1.06) | 0.85 (0.67–1.08) |
| Light drinker | 0.81 (0.65–1.01)+ | 0.80 (0.64–1.00)+ | 0.80 (0.63–1.01) | 0.78 (0.61–0.98)* |
| Heavy drinker | 1.03 (0.74–1.43) | 1.05 (0.75–1.46) | 0.91 (0.63–1.31) | 0.83 (0.57–1.21) |
| Lifetime abstainer | 0.94 (0.80–1.11) | 0.95 (0.79–1.13) | 0.85 (0.70–1.04) | 0.89 (0.73–1.08) |
| Past drinker | 1.22 (1.02–1.47)* | 1.15 (0.95–1.39) | 0.98 (0.80–1.21) | 0.96 (0.78–1.19) |
Note: BMI = body mass index; CI = confidence interval. n = 27,265.
aSex, race. bMarital status, income, education, U.S. geographical region, and urbanicity. cSmoking, BMI category, physical activity level, diabetes, and hypertension.
+ p < .1, *p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001.
Source: REGARDS.