Table 3 All-cause, cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular mortality in relation to the type of alcoholic beverages
Non-drinkers | Current drinkers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Beer/wine | Aperitif | Liquor/mix | ||
Number of participants | 843 | 147/56 | 273 | 142 |
Number of person-years | 4429 | 834/319 | 1424 | 748 |
Ethanol intake (g/week) | – | 210 (182–420) | 504 (252–630) | 600 (280–840) |
All-cause mortality | ||||
Number of deaths | 100 | 10 | 30 | 21 |
Rate per 1000 person-years | 22.6 | 8.7 | 21.1 | 28.1 |
Age-adjusted HR (95% CI) | 1 | 0.53 (0.28–1.02) | 1.04 (0.69–1.57) | 1.52 (0.95–2.44) |
Multivariate-adjusted HR (95% CI) | 1 | 0.53 (0.27–1.06) | 1.00 (0.60–1.67) | 1.50 (0.82–2.72) |
Cardiovascular mortality | ||||
Number of deaths | 53 | 2 | 13 | 10 |
Rate per 1000 person-years | 12.0 | 1.7 | 9.1 | 13.4 |
Age-adjusted HR (95% CI) | 1 | 0.23 (0.06–0.94) | 0.87 (0.47–1.59) | 1.46 (0.74–2.88) |
Multivariate-adjusted HR (95% CI) | 1 | 0.36 (0.08–1.56) | 1.50 (0.69–3.30) | 3.23 (1.24–8.39) |
Non-cardiovascular mortality | ||||
Number of deaths | 47 | 8 | 17 | 11 |
Rate per 1000 person-years | 10.6 | 6.9 | 11.9 | 14.7 |
Age-adjusted HR (95% CI) | 1 | 0.80 (0.38–1.70) | 1.22 (0.70–2.12) | 1.59 (0.82–3.06) |
Multivariate-adjusted HR (95% CI) | 1 | 0.71 (0.32–1.56) | 0.90 (0.46–1.77) | 1.23 (0.58–2.64) |