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Table 4 Association of alcohol intake with gout

From: Association of the lipoprotein receptor-related protein 2 gene with gout and non-additive interaction with alcohol consumption

  Alcohol consumption as continuous variable (g/week)  
Alcohol group Obs. Unadjusted OR (95% CI) P Adjusted OR(95% CI) P
All alcohol types      
NZ European Caucasian 837 1.000 (0.999 to 1.002) 0.74 1.001 (0.999 to 1.004) 0.26
NZ Māori and Pacific Island 1,799 1.001 (0.999 to 1.002) 0.07 1.002 (1.001 to 1.003) 0.004
Beer      
NZ European Caucasian 837 1.002 (0.999 to 1.004) 0.11 1.003 (1.000 to 1.006) 0.03
NZ Māori and Pacific Island 1,799 1.002 (1.001 to 1.003) 0.002 1.003 (1.001 to 1.004) 0.002
Wine      
NZ European Caucasian 837 0.998 (0.996 to 1.000) 0.10 0.999 (0.996 to 1.001) 0.33
NZ Māori and Pacific Island 1,799 0.998 (0.994 to 1.002) 0.28 1.000 (0.996 to 1.005) 0.84
Spirits      
NZ European Caucasian 837 1.002 (0.999 to 1.006) 0.21 1.005 (1.000 to 1.011) 0.05
NZ Māori and Pacific Island 1,799 0.999 (0.997 to 1.001) 0.40 1.001 (0.998 to 1.005) 0.54
  Alcohol consumption as dichotomized variable (No alcohol versus any alcohol intake)
All alcohol types      
NZ European Caucasian 837 0.79 (0.54 to 1.15) 0.22 0.96 (0.56 to 1.62) 0.86
NZ Māori and Pacific Island 1,799 0.98 (0.80 to 1.19) 0.83 1.36 (1.03 to 1.79) 0.03
Beer      
NZ European Caucasian 837 1.26 (0.93 to 1.69) 0.13 1.32 (0.88 to 1.98) 0.17
NZ Māori and Pacific Island 1,799 1.55 (1.26 to 1.90) 2.4 x 10-5 1.37 (1.03 to 1.81) 0.03
Wine      
NZ European Caucasian 837 0.60 (0.45 to 0.81) 0.001 0.66 (0.46 to 0.95) 0.03
NZ Māori and Pacific Island 1,799 0.66 (0.48 to 0.90) 0.009 1.44 (0.93 to 2.23) 0.11
Spirits      
NZ European Caucasian 837 1.22 (0.86 to 1.75) 0.27 1.59 (1.02 to 2.48) 0.04
NZ Māori and Pacific Island 1,799 0.70 (0.52 to 0.94) 0.017 1.30 (0.86 to 1.94) 0.21
  1. Adjusted against sex, age, body mass index, sugar-sweetened beverage consumption (number of drinks/day) and study data set. The sample sets of Māori and Pacific Island ancestry are adjusted for the number of self-reported Māori and/or Pacific Island grandparents. CI, confidence interval, NZ, New Zealand, Obs = Number of observations; OR, odds ratio.
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Arthritis Research & Therapy

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