Table 4

Incidence rate (per 1000 person years) and adjusted relative risk for diabetes according to risk factors for type II diabetes by alcohol intake. Number of cases/number of men in parentheses). Relative risks adjusted for adjusted for age, smoking, physical activity, social class, pre-existing CHD (undiagnosed), and BMI

Rate /1000 p-yNon/OccLightModHeavy
*p<0.05 with non/occasional as comparison group.
Pre-existing CHD (undiagnosed)
    No(141/4113)2.31.000.750.681.00
    Yes(57/1108)3.61.000.890.550.75
BMI
    <25(43/2427)1.21.000.770.720.82
    25–28(69/1814)2.51.000.670.731.13
    ≥28(86/980)6.11.000.810.51*0.89
Current smoking
    No(113/3015)2.41.000.970.790.92
    Yes(85/2200)2.71.000.600.56*0.98
Physical activity
    Not active(146/3243)3.01.000.910.790.93
    Active(50/1917)1.71.000.570.36*1.13
Glucose (tertiles mmol/l)
    1 <5.1(40/1848)1.41.000.861.341.50
    2 5.1–(43/1560)1.81.000.600.540.97
    3 5.7–(115/1813)4.31.000.860.49*0.68
Insulin (tertiles mU/l)
    1 <8.6(27/1748)1.01.001.930.852.85
    2 8.6–(59/1735)2.31.000.42*0.49*0.68
    3 16.4–(112/1734)4.41.000.920.811.00
HDL-C (tertiles mmol/l)
    1 <1.01(94/1725)3.71.000.690.42*1.34
    2 1.01–(58/1697)2.31.001.081.251.26
    3 1.23–(42/1714)1.61.001.040.880.95