Table 3:
Relationship between alcohol consumption and clinical characteristics
*Adjusted for sex, age at diagnosis, age at cohort visit, race/ethnicity, parental education, and tobacco use
| Unadjusted | Adjusted* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Drinking | Beta (SE) | P Value | P Value (Overall) | Beta (SE) | P Value | P Value (Overall) |
| HBA1C | Binge drinker vs. non-drinker | −0.42 (0.20) | 0.034 | 0.103 | −0.27 (0.21) | 0.201 | 0.158 |
| Non-binge drinker vs. non-drinker | −0.12 (0.20) | 0.526 | 0.13 (0.20) | 0.506 | |||
| Binge drinker vs. non-binge drinker | −0.29 (0.22) | 0.179 | −0.40 (0.21) | 0.057 | |||
| Total cholesterol | Binge drinker vs. non-drinker | −3.78 (3.85) | 0.327 | 0.617 | −2.07 (4.31) | 0.631 | 0.884 |
| Non-binge drinker vs. non-drinker | −1.62 (3.82) | 0.671 | −1.37 (4.04) | 0.735 | |||
| Binge drinker vs. non-binge drinker | −2.16 (4.27) | 0.614 | −0.70 (4.28) | 0.871 | |||
| HDL cholesterol | Binge drinker vs. non-drinker | 1.65 (1.41) | 0.243 | 0.411 | 4.16 (1.57) | 0.008 | 0.011 |
| Non-binge drinker vs. non-drinker | −0.21 (1.40) | 0.883 | 0.020 (1.47) | 0.989 | |||
| Binge drinker vs. non-binge drinker | 1.85 (1.56) | 0.236 | 4.14 (1.56) | 0.008 | |||
| LDL cholesterol | Binge drinker vs. non-drinker | −5.67 (3.00) | 0.056 | 0.135 | −5.60 (3.38) | 0.098 | 0.204 |
| Non-binge drinker vs. non-drinker | −0.52 (2.94) | 0.860 | −0.63 (3.17) | 0.842 | |||
| Binge drinker vs. non-binge drinker | −5.15 (3.29) | 0.117 | −4.97 (3.36) | 0.140 | |||
| Triglycerides | Binge drinker vs. non-drinker | −0.21 (9.35) | 0.983 | 0.783 | −4.41 (10.80) | 0.683 | 0.868 |
| Non-binge drinker vs. non-drinker | −6.09 (9.28) | 0.512 | −4.99 (10.13) | 0.622 | |||
| Binge drinker vs. non-binge drinker | 5.88 (10.37) | 0.571 | 0.58 (10.74) | 0.957 | |||
| Systolic blood pressure | Binge drinker vs. non-drinker | 0.50 (0.18) | 0.006 | < 0.001 | −0.34 (0.14) | 0.011 | 0.025 |
| Non-binge drinker vs. non-drinker | 0.98 (0.18) | < 0.001 | −0.04 (0.13) | 0.741 | |||
| Binge drinker vs. non-binge drinker | −0.48 (0.20) | 0.017 | −0.30 (0.14) | 0.026 | |||
| Diastolic blood pressure | Binge drinker vs. non-drinker | −0.77 (0.28) | 0.007 | 0.007 | −0.10 (0.26) | 0.698 | 0.720 |
| Non-binge drinker vs. non-drinker | 0.12 (0.28) | 0.672 | 0.11 (0.24) | 0.655 | |||
| Binge drinker vs. non-binge drinker | −0.89 (0.31) | 0.005 | −0.21 (0.26) | 0.420 | |||
| BMI | Binge drinker vs. non-drinker | −0.17 (0.09) | 0.074 | 0.151 | −0.13 (0.11) | 0.214 | 0.459 |
| Non-binge drinker vs. non-drinker | 0.00 (0.09) | 0.983 | −0.05 (0.10) | 0.620 | |||
| Binge drinker vs. non-binge drinker | −0.17 (0.10) | 0.103 | −0.08 (0.11) | 0.435 | |||
| NHANES WHTR | Binge drinker vs. non-drinker | −0.02 (0.01) | 0.005 | 0.015 | −0.02 (0.01) | 0.013 | 0.043 |
| Non-binge drinker vs. non-drinker | 0.00 (0.01) | 0.641 | −0.01 (0.01) | 0.123 | |||
| Binge drinker vs. non-binge drinker | −0.02 (0.01) | 0.033 | −0.01 (0.01) | 0.302 | |||