From: Alcohol consumption and carotid artery structure in Korean adults aged 50 years and older
 | Categories of Alcohol Consumption |  | |||||
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 | 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∫ |
Carotid plaques | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Prevalence, % | 46.4 | 55.8 | 42.5 | 46.7 | 45.6 | 56.1 | 0.125 |
   Age-adjusted | 1 | 1.48 (1.01-2.17)* | 0.99 (0.73-1.35) | 1.22 (0.81-1.86) | 1.18 (0.75-1.87) | 1.97 (1.27-3.07)** | 0.003 |
   Multivariate-adjusted†| 1 | 1.46 (0.98-2.16) | 1.02 (0.74-1.40) | 1.17 (0.76-1.80) | 1.08 (0.67-1.75) | 1.64 (1.03-2.62)* | 0.080 |
   Multivariate-adjusted+HDL‡ | 1 | 1.45 (0.98-2.15) | 1.03 (0.75-1.41) | 1.19 (0.77-1.84) | 1.12 (0.69-1.81) | 1.72 (1.06-2.79)* | 0.049 |
   Multivariate-adjusted+CCA-IMT§ | 1 | 1.54 (1.03-2.29)* | 1.09 (0.79-1.51) | 1.25 (0.81-1.94) | 1.20 (0.74-1.95) | 1.81 (1.13-2.91)* | 0.027 |
CCA-diameter, mm | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Age-adjusted | 7.797 ± 0.053 | 7.997 ± 0.058** | 7.925 ± 0.033* | 8.113 ± 0.067** | 8.166 ± 0.077** | 8.241 ± 0.072** | <0.001 |
   Multivariate-adjusted†| 7.883 ± 0.047 | 8.001 ± 0.051 | 7.961 ± 0.029 | 8.013 ± 0.059 | 8.061 ± 0.068* | 8.092 ± 0.066** | 0.005 |
   Multivariate-adjusted+HDL‡ | 7.881 ± 0.047 | 7.999 ± 0.051 | 7.960 ± 0.029 | 8.014 ± 0.059 | 8.065 ± 0.068* | 8.099 ± 0.066** | 0.006 |
   Multivariate-adjusted+CCA-IMT, plaques¶ | 7.838 ± 0.045 | 7.990 ± 0.048* | 7.968 ± 0.027* | 8.029 ± 0.056** | 8.095 ± 0.065** | 8.108 ± 0.062** | <0.001 |