Table 4 Association of alcohol intake with gout

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