Alcohol Consumption and Risk of All-Cause and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Men
Table 7
Hazard ratios of CVD mortality stratified by types of alcohol beveragea, Aerobics Center for Longitudinal Study (ACLS), 1974–2002.
Alcohol consumption (drinks/week)
Non Drinkers
Quartile 1
Quartile 2
Quartile 3
Quartile 4
Beer
No.
4870
3854
4876
5779
4349
No. of Cases
128
43
104
64
75
Hazard ratios
1.00 (referent)
0.71 (0.50, 1.02)
0.76 (0.57, 1.01)
0.72 (0.52, 0.995)
1.06 (0.78, 1.45)
Wine
No.
4870
4091
4999
4175
3862
No. of Cases
128
55
104
55
64
Hazard ratios
1.00 (referent)
0.76 (0.55, 1.05)
0.70 (0.53, 0.93)
0.74 (0.53, 1.04)
0.89 (0.64, 1.23)
Liquor
No.
4870
3111
5022
3562
3851
No. of Cases
128
36
112
74
144
Hazard ratios
1.00 (referent)
0.74 (0.51, 1.07)
0.71 (0.55, 0.93)
0.69 (0.50, 0.93)
0.98 (0.75, 1.27)
aAdjusted for age (in years), year of examination, BMI (kg/m2), smoking (current smoker or not), family history of CVD (yes or no), maximal treadmill time (min), and remaining type of alcohol.
