Beverage specific alcohol intake in a population-based study: Evidence for a positive association between pulmonary function and wine intake

Table 3 Multiple linear regression coefficients for regression of recent (prior month) total alcohol and beverage specific alcohol intake on FEV₁% and FVC%

Variable	FEBV₁%^†		FVC%^‡
	β	95% CI	β	95% CI
Recent alcohol intake#	Variables entered separately
Total alcohol	0.689	-0.737–2.116	0.802	-0.554–2.157
Total Wine (red and white wine)	2.027^*	0.011–4.044	2.240^*	0.307–4.173
White Wine	3.058^*	0.603–5.514	2.900^*	0.543–5.257
Red Wine	1.211	-1.500–3.922	1.440	-1.160–4.040
Beer	0.394	-1.396–2.184	0.564	-1.144–2.267
Liquor	0.561	-1.411–2.532	0.129	-1.753–2.010
Recent alcohol intake ^#	Variables entered simultaneously
Total Wine (red and white wine)	1.979^{p = 0.056}	-.0.047–4.006	2.219^*	0.276–4.163
Beer	0.269	-1.527–2.067	0.456	-1.258–2.171
Liquor	0.374	-1.610–2.358	-0.110	-2.006–1.785

^† adjusted for smoking status (never, former, current), total pack-years of smoking, weight, education, eosinophil count and serum vitamin E, vitamin c, lutein/zeaxanthin, β-cryptoxanthin and retinol levels ^‡ adjusted for smoking status, total pack-years of smoking, weight, education and serum vitamin E, vitamin C, β-cryptoxanthin and lutein/zeaxanthin levels ^# alcohol variables, expressed in gram/day, were log transformed to closer approximate a normal distribution. Transformation is based on Ig10 (alcohol intake + 1), where alcohol intake resembles beverage specific or total intake over past 30 days ^*p < 0.05, ^**p < 0.01

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