Table 2.
Median differences (95% CI) of IMT measured at baseline in relation to alcohol consumption categories
| IMT Baseline | Abstainers (0 g/d) | Very low (> 0 − 5 g/d) | Low (> 5–10 g/d) | Moderate (> 10–30 g/d)a | High (> 30 g/d)b | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 1,678 | n = 225 | n = 375 | n = 738 | n = 668 | ||
| Models | β1 (95%CI) | Reference | β1 (95%CI) | β1 (95%CI) | β1 (95%CI) | |
| IMTmeanm2 | ||||||
| p50 | Model 1 | − 0.06 (− 0.09; − 0.03) | – | − 0.05 (− 0.09; − 0.01) | − 0.07 (− 0.1; − 0.04) | − 0.09 (− 0.12 ; − 0.06) |
| Model 2 | − 0.02 (− 0.05; 0.01) | – | 0.00 (− 0.04; 0.03) | − 0.02 (− 0.05; 0.01) | − 0.02 (− 0.05; 0.01) | |
| IMTmaxm2 | ||||||
| p50 | Model 1 | − 0.32(− 0.48; − 0.16) | – | − 0.25(− 0.43; − 0.06) | − 0.33(− 0.50; − 0.16) | − 0.39(− 0.56; − 0.22) |
| Model 2 | − 0.18 (− 0.32; − 0.04) | – | − 0.11 (− 0.27; 0.06) | − 0.17 (− 0.32; − 0.02) | − 0.16 (− 0.32; − 0.01) | |
| CC–IMTmeanm4 | ||||||
| p50 | Model 1 | − 0.02 (− 0.04; 0.00) | – | − 0.02 (− 0.04; 0.00) | − 0.03 (− 0.05; − 0.01) | − 0.03 (− 0.05; − 0.01) |
| Model 2 | 0.00 (− 0.02; 0.02) | – | 0.00 (− 0.02; 0.02) | − 0.01 (− 0.03; 0.01) | 0.00 (− 0.02; 0.02) | |
| Bif–IMTmeanm2 | ||||||
| p50 | Model 1 | − 0.12 (− 0.18; − 0.07) | – | − 0.08 (− 0.15; − 0.01) | − 0.16 (− 0.22; − 0.10) | − 0.15 (− 0.21; − 0.09) |
| Model 2 | − 0.04 (− 0.10; 0.02) | – | 0.00 (− 0.07; 0.06) | − 0.07 (− 0.13; − 0.01) | − 0.05 (− 0.11; 0.02) | |
| ICA IMTmeanm34 | ||||||
| p50 | Model 1 | − 0.05 (− 0.09; − 0.01) | – | − 0.05 (− 0.10; 0.00) | − 0.06 (− 0.11; − 0.02) | − 0.09 (− 0.14; − 0.05) |
| Model 2 | − 0.03 (− 0.07; 0.02) | – | − 0.03 (− 0.08; 0.02) | − 0.03 (− 0.07; 0.02) | − 0.05 (− 0.09; 0.00) | |
| CC–IMTmaxm4 | ||||||
| p50 | Model 1 | − 0.04 (− 0.08; 0.01) | – | − 0.02 (− 0.07; 0.02) | − 0.04 (− 0.08; 0.00) | − 0.05 (− 0.10; − 0.01) |
| Model 2 | 0.00 (− 0.04; 0.04) | – | 0.01 (− 0.04; 0.05) | − 0.01 (− 0.05; 0.03) | 0.00 (− 0.04; 0.04) | |
| Bif–IMTmaxm21 | ||||||
| p50 | Model 1 | − 0.20 (− 0.33; − 0.08) | – | − 0.12 (− 0.27; 0.03) | − 0.25 (− 0.39; − 0.12) | − 0.29 (− 0.43; − 0.16) |
| Model 2 | − 0.04 (− 0.16; 0.08) | – | − 0.01 (− 0.15; 0.14) | − 0.06 (− 0.20; 0.07) | − 0.10 (− 0.23; 0.04) | |
| ICA IMTmaxm34 | ||||||
| p50 | Model 1 | − 0.12 (− 0.22; − 0.01) | – | − 0.11 (− 0.23; 0.01) | − 0.17 (− 0.28; − 0.06) | − 0.17 (− 0.28; − 0.06) |
| Model 2 | 0.00 (− 0.10; 0.10) | – | 0.00 (− 0.12; 0.12) | − 0.02 (− 0.13; 0.09) | − 0.01 (− 0.13; 0.10) |
Results for all participants of the IMPROVE study (n = 3684). Number of observations for each analysis: IMTmean and IMTmax: Model 1, n = 3682; Model 2, n = 3635; CC-IMTmean and CC-IMTmax: Model 1, n = 3680; Model 2, n = 3633; Bif-IMTmean and Bif-IMTmax: Model 1, n = 3663; Model 2, n = 3616; ICA-IMTmean and ICA-IMTmax: Model 1, n = 3650; Model 2, n = 3603
Model 1 Adjustments for sex and age; Model 2 Model 1 plus physical activity, education, smoking, latitude (categorical) and diet (continuous); m missing values
aFor women cut-off > 10 to < 20 g/day
bFor women cut-off > 20 g/day