Table 2 All-cause, cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular mortality in relation to alcohol intake
Non-drinkers | Past drinkers | Current drinkers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Light-to-moderate | Heavy | |||
Number of participants | 843 | 241 | 241 | 377 |
Number of person-years | 4429 | 1201 | 1311 | 2014 |
All-cause mortality | ||||
Number of deaths | 100 | 50 | 27 | 34 |
Rate per 1000 person-years | 22.6 | 41.6 | 20.6 | 16.9 |
Age-adjusted HR (95% CI) | 1 | 1.89 (1.35–2.66) | 1.07 (0.70–1.63) | 0.92 (0.62–1.36) |
Multivariate-adjusted HR (95% CI) | 1 | 1.90 (1.35–2.68) | 1.09 (0.71–1.67) | 0.89 (0.60–1.34) |
Cardiovascular mortality | ||||
Number of deaths | 53 | 20 | 16 | 9 |
Rate per 1000 person-years | 12.0 | 16.7 | 12.2 | 4.5 |
Age-adjusted HR (95% CI) | 1 | 1.50 (0.90–2.51) | 1.25 (0.72–2.19) | 0.51 (0.25–1.02) |
Multivariate-adjusted HR (95% CI) | 1 | 1.44 (0.85–2.44) | 1.17 (0.66–2.07) | 0.51 (0.25–1.05) |
Non-cardiovascular mortality | ||||
Number of deaths | 47 | 30 | 11 | 25 |
Rate per 1000 person-years | 10.6 | 25.0 | 8.4 | 12.4 |
Age-adjusted HR (95% CI) | 1 | 2.36 (1.50–3.74) | 0.88 (0.45–1.69) | 1.33 (0.81–2.16) |
Multivariate-adjusted HR (95% CI) | 1 | 2.46 (1.55–3.91) | 0.92 (0.48–1.79) | 1.29 (0.78–2.13) |