Table 3 The association of abstinence duration with T2DM by sex

 Never drinker

1 [Reference]

1 [Reference]

1 [Reference]

  ≤ 1^a

1.59 (1.19, 2.13)*

1.84 (1.36, 2.49)*

1.74 (1.28, 2.37)*

 2-5^a

1.50 (1.18, 1.92)*

1.66 (1.29, 2.15)*

1.66 (1.28, 2.16)*

 6-10^a

1.45 (1.07, 0.98)

1.52 (1.10, 2.09*)

1.51 (1.10, 2.08)*

 11-15^a

1.38 (0.91, 2.08)

1.43 (0.94, 2.19)

1.43 (0.94, 2. 20)

  ≥ 16^a

1.02 (0.71, 1.47)

0.90 (0.62, 1.30)

0.87 (0.60, 1.26)

 Never drinker

1 [Reference]

1 [Reference]

1 [Reference]

  ≤ 1^a

1.68 (1.24, 2.27)*

1.80 (1.32, 2.44)*

1.68 (1.23, 2.30)*

 2-5^a

1.61 (1.25, 2.09)*

1.66 (1.28, 2.15)*

1.66 (1.28, 2.17)*

 6-10^a

1.48 (1.07, 2.04)*

1.48 (1.07, 2.06)*

1.49 (1.07, 2.08)*

 11-15^a

1.49 (0.98, 2.27)

1.50 (0.98, 2.28)

1.52 (0.99, 2. 33)

  ≥ 16^a

1.07 (0.73, 1.55)

0.99 (0.68, 1.45)

0.96 (0.66, 1.41)

 Never drinker

1 [Reference]

1 [Reference]

1 [Reference]

  ≤ 1^a

1.54 (0.34, 6.87)

1.53 (0.33, 7.21)

1.43 (0.30, 6.76)

 2-5^a

0.84 (0.20, 3.57)

1.12 (0.26, 4.90)

1.07 (0.24, 4.69)

 6-10^a

3.07 (0.83, 11.35)

2.68 (0.71, 10.07)

2.30 (0.60, 8.78)

 11-15^a

NA

NA

NA

  ≥ 16^a

1.54 (0.19, 12.76)

1.02 (0.12, 8.62)

0.99 (0.12, 8.31)