Table 4 Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for sarcopenia according to alcohol-drinking patterns in elderly population
Men | Women | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | Unadjusted | P-value | Adjusteda | P-value | Unadjusted | P-value | Adjusteda | P-value |
OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |||||
Quantity of Drinking (%) | ||||||||
Non-drinker | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | ||||
Light-to-moderate drinker | 0.93 (0.64–1.36) | 0.71 | 0.93 (0.59–1.47) | 0.743 | 10.22 (1.38–75.49) | 0.023 | 5.45 (0.50–59.36) | 0.16 |
Heavy drinker | 0.73 (0.50–1.08) | 0.12 | 0.87 (0.54–1.39) | 0.548 | 7.93 (1.11–56.92) | 0.04 | 4.42 (0.42–46.75) | 0.22 |
Frequency of drinking (%) | ||||||||
< 1 time/month | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | ||||
≥ 1 time/month and ≤2–4 times a month | 0.75 (0.58–0.97) | 0.03 | 0.81 (0.59–1.11) | 0.194 | 1.03 (0.56–1.92) | 0.92 | 0.74 (0.37–1.49) | 0.39 |
≥ 2–3 times a week | 0.65 (0.48–0.88) | 0.001 | 1.03 (0.71–1.48) | 0.881 | 0.71 (0.44–1.16) | 0.17 | 0.90 (0.52–1.54) | 0.69 |
Presence of Binge drinking (%) | ||||||||
Social drinker | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | ||||
Binge drinker | 0.77 (0.76–1.05) | 0.09 | 0.95 (0.66–1.38) | 0.791 | 2.84 (1.12–7.29) | 0.03 | 3.88 (1.33–11.36) | 0.01 |