Table 2. Association of Alcohol Consumption With Consistently Low Trajectories on Measures of Cognitive Functiona.
| Alcohol consumption | Total cognitive score | Mental status | Word recall | Vocabulary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value | |
| Never | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | ||||
| Former | 0.72 (0.63-0.82) | <.001 | 0.83 (0.72-0.95) | .008 | 0.76 (0.70-0.83) | <.001 | 0.73 (0.63-0.86) | <.001 |
| Low to moderate | 0.66 (0.59-0.74) | <.001 | 0.71 (0.63-0.81) | <.001 | 0.74 (0.69-0.80) | <.001 | 0.64 (0.56-0.74) | <.001 |
| Heavy | 0.87 (0.70-1.10) | .24 | 0.82 (0.64-1.06) | .13 | 1.02 (0.88-1.18) | .77 | 0.51 (0.37-0.71) | <.001 |
Abbreviation: OR, odds ratio.
a
Adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, educational level, marital status, tobacco smoking, and body mass index.