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Alcohol consumption and risk of coronary heart disease among men with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Mihaela Tanasescu, MD^*,*, Frank B. Hu, MD^*, Walter C. Willett, MD^* , Meir J. Stampfer, MD^* and Eric B. Rimm, ScD^*

^* Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Harvard School of Public Health, the Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

View larger version (15K): [in a new window]   Figure 1 Multivariate* relative risks of coronary heart disease (CHD) and 95% confidence intervals according to levels of alcohol intake and diabetes status. *Adjusted for physical activity (quintiles of metabolic equivalents spent weekly), body mass index (23, 23 to 24.9, 25 to 29.9, 30), smoking in pack years (never smoker, <10, 10 to 24, 25 to 44, 45 to 64, 65+), presence of hypertension, high cholesterol, family history of myocardial infarction, vitamin E supplements and intake of fiber, folate, energy intake and percent calories from polyunsaturated fat and trans fat.