Table 3 Linear regression model for the ankle-brachial pulse wave velocity and carotid intima-media thickness to assess the independent effects of alcohol consumption
Unadjusted | Adjusted for DM and hypertension | Adjusted for DM, hypertension, age, and sex | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
beta | p-value | beta | p-value | beta | p-value | |
Ankle-brachial pulse wave velocity (n = 569) | ||||||
Casual drinker | −0.183 | < 0.001 | −0.154 | 0.002 | −0.964 | 0.335 |
Problematic drinker | − 0.001 | < 0.001 | − 0.471 | 0.638 | 0.928 | 0.354 |
Carotid intima-media thickness (n = 562) | ||||||
Casual drinker | −0.131 | 0.013 | −0.118 | 0.025 | 0.001 | 0.981 |
Problematic drinker | −0.037 | 0.422 | −0.45 | 0.330 | −0.008 | 0.860 |