From: Alcohol consumption and carotid artery structure in Korean adults aged 50 years and older
 | Categories of Alcohol Consumption |  | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Never (n = 248) | Former (n= 208) | 0.1-10.0 g/d (n = 638) | 10.1-20.0 g/d (n = 152) | 20.1-40.0 g/d (n = 114) | > 40.0 g/d (n = 132) | p¶ |
CCA-IMT, mm | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Age-adjusted | 0.805 ± 0.009 | 0.778 ± 0.010* | 0.775 ± 0.006** | 0.773 ± 0.012* | 0.770 ± 0.014* | 0.769 ± 0.013* | 0.028 |
   Multivariate-adjusted†| 0.814 ± 0.009 | 0.782 ± 0.010* | 0.776 ± 0.006** | 0.767 ± 0.012** | 0.756 ± 0.013** | 0.758 ± 0.013** | < 0.001 |
   Multivariate-adjusted+HDL‡ | 0.811 ± 0.009 | 0.778 ± 0.010* | 0.775 ± 0.006** | 0.769 ± 0.012** | 0.762 ± 0.013** | 0.769 ± 0.013** | 0.009 |
CB-IMT, mm | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Age-adjusted | 0.868 ± 0.008 | 0.848 ± 0.009 | 0.843 ± 0.005** | 0.842 ± 0.011* | 0.850 ± 0.012 | 0.827 ± 0.011** | 0.018 |
   Multivariate-adjusted†| 0.874 ± 0.008 | 0.852 ± 0.009 | 0.843 ± 0.005** | 0.839 ± 0.010** | 0.841 ± 0.012* | 0.821 ± 0.011** | 0.001 |
   Multivariate-adjusted+HDL‡ | 0.871 ± 0.008 | 0.848 ± 0.009 | 0.842 ± 0.005** | 0.841 ± 0.010* | 0.847 ± 0.012 | 0.832 ± 0.012** | 0.038 |
Higher CCA-IMT§ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   Prevalence, % | 27.8 | 24.5 | 19.1 | 17.1 | 16.7 | 12.1 | < 0.001 |
   Age-adjusted | 1 | 0.83 (0.54-1.28) | 0.72 (0.51-1.03) | 0.64 (0.38-1.08) | 0.64 (0.36-1.14) | 0.47 (0.26-0.85)* | 0.007 |
   Multivariate-adjusted†| 1 | 0.78 (0.50-1.22) | 0.68 (0.47-0.98)* | 0.56 (0.32-0.95)* | 0.50 (0.28-0.92)* | 0.38 (0.20-0.71)* | 0.001 |
   Multivariate-adjusted+HDL‡ | 1 | 0.78 (0.49-1.22) | 0.68 (0.47-0.99)* | 0.57 (0.33-0.98)* | 0.53 (0.29-0.98)* | 0.41 (0.21-0.78)* | 0.004 |