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

MenWomen
HR (95% CI)p ValueHR (95% CI)p Value
Wine0.99 (0.99 to 1.00)0.311.02 (0.97 to 1.08)0.35
Beer0.99 (0.97 to 1.01)0.530.94 (0.80 to 1.11)0.50
Fortified wines0.96 (0.87 to 1.06)0.420.74 (0.36 to 1.53)0.42
Others1.00 (0.99 to 1.02)0.651.06 (0.99 to 1.00)0.28
  • Same models as in table 4 for men and women. CHD, coronary heart disease; HR, hazard ratio.