Alcohol Consumption during Adolescence and Risk of Diabetes in Young Adulthood
Table 2
Alcohol consumption during adolescence and risk of diabetes, controlling for multiple confounders and using current abstainers as reference group*.
Odds ratio
95%
CI
Alcohol consumption at Wave I
Lifetime abstainer∧
2.97
1.30
6.79
Current abstainer
reference
3–7 days/week, <5 drinks/occasion
0.98
0.14
6.97
3–7 days/week, 5+ drinks/occasion∧
12.57
4.10
38.61
2–8 days/month, <5 drinks/occasion
1.39
0.42
4.62
2–8 days/month, 5+ drinks/occasion
0.58
0.16
2.12
1–12 days/year, <5 drinks/occasion∧
2.46
1.04
5.82
1–12 days/year, 5+ drinks/occasion
1.16
0.35
3.77
Alcohol consumption at Wave III
Lifetime abstainer
1.56
0.59
4.16
Current abstainer
reference
3–7 days/week, <5 drinks/occasion
1.03
0.24
4.53
3–7 days/week, 5+ drinks/occasion
1.18
0.35
3.91
2–8 days/month, <5 drinks/occasion
0.88
0.30
2.55
2–8 days/month, 5+ drinks/occasion
0.80
0.26
2.44
1–12 days/year, <5 drinks/occasion
1.04
0.38
2.84
1–12 days/year, 5+ drinks/occasion
0.87
0.24
3.12
Analysis controlled for the same potential confounders as those listed in Table A1, including gender, age at Wave IV, race, BMI (calculated from measured weight and height) at Wave III, parental self-reported diabetic status, frequency of parental alcohol use (from Wave I), smoking status at Waves I and III, urbanity, and median income of residential location at Wave I. ∧ value < 0.05. Confounders are not shown; results were similar to those given in Table A1.
