Table 3. Adjusted associations of carotid measurements with self-reported alcohol intake in male current drinkers.

Male current drinkers, n=2905	Effect per 280 g/week usual alcohol (95% CI)	P-value
cIMT, mm
Main model	0.001 (-0.012, 0.013)	0.930
+SBP	-0.006 (-0.018, 0.006)	0.340
+SBP and BMI	-0.006 (-0.017, 0.006)	0.361
+SBP, BMI and LDL-C	-0.002 (-0.015, 0.012)	0.799
Main model including prior CVD	0.002 (-0.015, 0.010)	0.696
Carotid plaque (OR)
Main model	1.42 (1.14, 1.76)	0.002
+SBP	1.32 (1.06, 1.64)	0.013
+SBP and BMI	1.32 (1.06, 1.64)	0.013
+SBP, BMI and LDL-C	1.49 (1.16, 1.91)	0.002
Main model including prior CVD	1.37 (1.11, 1.68)	0.003
Carotid plaque burden, mm
Main model	0.19 (0.10, 0.28)	<0.001
+SBP	0.15 (0.07, 0.24)	<0.001
+SBP and BMI	0.15 (0.06, 0.24)	<0.001
+SBP, BMI and LDL-C	0.20 (0.10, 0.30)	<0.001
Main model including prior CVD	0.18 (0.09, 0.27)	<0.001

Main model was adjusted for age, area, education, household income, and smoking, and participants with self-reported history of cardiovascular disease at baseline or resurvey were excluded. Participants with missing LDLC data were excluded from models adjusted for LDL-C. cIMT: carotid intima media thickness; SBP: systolic blood pressure; BMI: body mass index; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval