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Table 6 Adjusted hazard ratio (aHR)a and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) of metabolic syndrome according to the combined status of smoking cessation and alcohol consumption.

From: Smoking cessation, alcohol intake and transient increase in the risk of metabolic syndrome among Japanese smokers at one health checkup institution

  

Non-drinker

Drinker

All Subjects

   

Non-quitters

n

1380

3910

 

MetS

40

112

 

aHR

1

0.98

 

95% CI

Reference

0.68–1.41

Quitters

n

174

383

 

MetS

6

27

 

aHR

1.24

2.42b

 

95% CI

0.52–2.92

1.48–3.94***

Men

   

Non-quitters

n

1216

3734

 

MetS

38

107

 

aHR

1

0.94

 

95% CI

Reference

0.65–1.36

Quitters

n

137

358

 

MetS

5

27

 

aHR

1.18

2.46c

 

95% CI

0.46–2.99

1.50–4.02***

Women

   

Non-quitters

n

164

176

 

MetS

2

5

 

aHR

1

2.59

 

95% CI

Reference

0.50–13.34

Quitters

n

37

25

 

MetS

1

0

 

aHR

2.13

0

 

95% CI

0.19–23.56

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  1. a Adjusted for sex and age (all subjects), or age (men and women).
  2. b Interaction = 2.03 (P = 0.146).
  3. c Interaction = 2.27 (P = 0.116)
  4. *: P < 0.05, **: P < 0.01, ***:P < 0.001.
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