Major coronary heart disease events and mortality by alcohol group in 6503 men with no diagnosed CHD
| TT (292) | 95% CI | Ex (299) | 95% CI | Stable occ (1150) | New occ (782) | 95% CI | New reg (305) | 95% CI | Reg (3675) | 95% CI | |
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| Rates/1000 person-years and adjusted relative risks using stable occasional drinkers as baseline. Relative risk adjusted for age, social class, smoking, body mass index, physical activity, employment status, pre-existing stroke, diabetes, regular drug treatment, and self assessed health status. CHD, coronary heart disease; CI, confidence interval; CVD, cardiovascular disease; ex, ex-drinker; occ, occasional drinker; p-y, person-years; reg, regular drinker; RR, relative risk; TT, teetotaller. | |||||||||||
| Major CHD | |||||||||||
| Cases | 49 | 59 | 175 | 115 | 32 | 444 | |||||
| Rate/1000 p-y | 12.0 | 14.9 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 7.1 | 8.3 | |||||
| Adj adj RR | 1.06 | 0.77 to 1.45 | 1.31 | 0.97 to 1.76 | 1.00 | 0.94 | 0.74 to 1.19 | 0.70 | 0.48 to 1.02 | 0.78 | 0.66 to 0.93 |
| Adj RR | 1.00 | 0.73 to 1.39 | 1.02 | 0.75 to 1.38 | 1.00 | 0.90 | 0.70 to 1.14 | 0.70 | 0.48 to 1.03 | 0.77 | 0.64 to 0.92 |
| CHD mortality | |||||||||||
| Cases | 23 | 46 | 95 | 60 | 22 | 236 | |||||
| Rate/1000 p-y | 5.3 | 11.2 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.2 | |||||
| Age adj RR | 0.86 | 0.55 to 1.36 | 1.85 | 1.30 to 2.63 | 1.00 | 0.89 | 0.65 to 1.24 | 0.93 | 0.58 to 1.47 | 0.77 | 0.61 to 0.98 |
| Adj RR | 0.83 | 0.53 to 1.33 | 1.32 | 0.92 to 1.90 | 1.00 | 0.85 | 0.61 to 1.19 | 1.01 | 0.63 to 1.61 | 0.76 | 0.59 to 0.97 |
| CVD mortality | |||||||||||
| Cases | 30 | 66 | 141 | 84 | 34 | 352 | |||||
| Rate/1000 p-y | 6.9 | 16.0 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 6.3 | |||||
| Age adj RR | 0.75 | 0.51 to 1.12 | 1.78 | 1.33 to 2.39 | 1.00 | 0.84 | 0.64 to 1.10 | 0.97 | 0.66 to 1.40 | 0.77 | 0.64 to 0.94 |
| Adj RR | 0.70 | 0.47 to 1.05 | 1.27 | 0.94 to 1.72 | 1.00 | 0.80 | 0.61 to 1.06 | 1.01 | 0.69 to 1.48 | 0.75 | 0.61 to 0.91 |
| Non-CVD mortality | |||||||||||
| Cases | 48 | 49 | 129 | 115 | 44 | 521 | |||||
| Rate/1000 p-y | 11.1 | 11.9 | 7.4 | 9.9 | 9.6 | 9.4 | |||||
| Age adj RR | 1.31 | 0.94 to 1.83 | 1.44 | 1.03 to 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.25 | 0.98 to 1.61 | 1.37 | 0.97 to 1.92 | 1.25 | 1.03 to 1.51 |
| Adj RR | 1.32 | 0.94 to 1.84 | 1.06 | 0.75 to 1.49 | 1.00 | 1.19 | 0.92 to 1.54 | 1.40 | 0.99 to 1.97 | 1.18 | 0.97 to 1.44 |
| Total mortality | |||||||||||
| Cases | 78 | 115 | 270 | 199 | 78 | 873 | |||||
| Rate/1000 p-y | 18.0 | 27.9 | 15.5 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 15.7 | |||||
| Age adj RR | 1.02 | 0.79 to 1.31 | 1.62 | 1.30 to 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.04 | 0.86 to 1.25 | 1.16 | 0.90 to 1.49 | 1.00 | 0.87 to 1.15 |
| Adj RR | 0.99 | 0.77 to 1.28 | 1.18 | 0.94 to 1.48 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 0.82 to 1.20 | 1.20 | 0.93 to 1.55 | 0.96 | 0.83 to 1.10 |