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Heart 96:124-130 doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.173419
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Alcohol intake and the risk of coronary heart disease in the Spanish EPIC cohort study

Table 5

Cox proportional hazard ratios (95% CI) for the association between different types of alcoholic beverage (wine, beer (including cider), fortified wines and others) and CHD in men and women of the EPIC Spanish cohort

Men Women
HR (95% CI) p Value HR (95% CI) p Value
Wine 0.99 (0.99 to 1.00) 0.31 1.02 (0.97 to 1.08) 0.35
Beer 0.99 (0.97 to 1.01) 0.53 0.94 (0.80 to 1.11) 0.50
Fortified wines 0.96 (0.87 to 1.06) 0.42 0.74 (0.36 to 1.53) 0.42
Others 1.00 (0.99 to 1.02) 0.65 1.06 (0.99 to 1.00) 0.28
  • Same models as in table 4 for men and women. CHD, coronary heart disease; HR, hazard ratio.

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