Table 3.

(A) Associations between recent discontinuation/initiation of alcohol use in the prior period (versus no change in the behavior) and the risk of a change (>0.5 SD) in disease activity over the subsequent interval or the risk of subsequent death.

(A)	Increase in PAS-II Fully Adjusted (N=6,768; Obs=45,753)		Risk of Death Fully Adjusted (N=7,808; P-Y=29,251)
	OR (95% CI)	p	HR (95% CI)	p
Stopped Drinking (v. kept drinking)	0.97 (0.89, 1.07)	0.56	1.11 (0.85, 1.45)	0.44
	Decrease in PAS-II Fully Adjusted (N=6,855, Obs=43,600)		Risk of Death Fully Adjusted (N=7.708, P-Y=27,799)
	OR (95% CI)	p	HR (95% CI)	p
Began Drinking (v. kept abstaining)	0.98 (0.88, 1.08)	0.65	0.84 (0.62, 1.16)	0.30
PAS-II Analyses (left): Adjusted for age, sex, race, enrollment BMI category, smoking, disease duration, PAS-II, methotrexate, prednisone, biologic therapy use, work disability, RDCI, liver disease, SF-36 PCS/MCS, work disability, household income, marital status, education level, health satisfaction, calendar year. Mortality Analyses (right): Adjusted for age, sex, race, enrollment BMI category, smoking, disease duration, PAS-II, methotrexate use, prednisone use, biologic therapy use, work disability, RDCI, diabetes, heart disorders, depression, high blood pressure, cancer, liver disease, psychiatric disease, SF-36 PCS/MCS, work disability, household income, education level, marital status, health satisfaction, and calendar date.

Abbreviations: Obs=Observations; CI= Confidence Interval; PAS-II= Patient Activity Scale 2; BMI= Body Mass Index; RDCI= Rheumatic Disease Comorbidity Index; QOL PCS= Physical Component Summary; MCS= Mental Component Summary