Table 2-1. Rate (%) of selected Wave 2 past-year health conditions among individuals without the respective past-year health conditions at Wave 1, by sex and age group, according to past-year drinking status at Wave 1.

Table 2-1. Rate (%) of selected Wave 2 past‑year health conditions among individuals without the respective past‑year health conditions at Wave 1, by sex and age group, according to Wave 1 past‑year drinking status.1

Wave 1 past‑year drinking status
and Wave 2 past‑year health conditions

Both sexes

Sex

Age group at Wave 1

Estimate

S.E.

Male

Female

18–24 years

25–44 years

45–64 years

65 years and older

Estimate

S.E.

Estimate

S.E.

Estimate

S.E.

Estimate

S.E.

Estimate

S.E.

Estimate

S.E.

Total

Hardening of the arteries or arteriosclerosis

1.43

0.08

1.59

0.13

1.28

0.09

0.24

0.08

0.34

0.06

1.31

0.12

5.49

0.38

High blood pressure or hypertension

11.33

0.29

11.13

0.40

11.52

0.36

3.49

0.38

6.85

0.32

17.36

0.60

25.34

0.98

Cirrhosis of the liver

0.14

0.02

0.21

0.05

0.09

0.02

*0.07

0.04

0.10

0.03

0.26

0.07

0.10

0.04

Any other form of liver disease

0.52

0.04

0.57

0.07

0.47

0.05

*0.07

0.04

0.52

0.07

0.69

0.09

0.53

0.11

Chest pain or angina pectoris

2.83

0.13

2.63

0.17

3.01

0.17

0.93

0.20

1.65

0.14

3.78

0.24

5.62

0.41

Rapid heart beat or tachycardia

3.37

0.13

2.68

0.15

4.01

0.19

1.19

0.21

2.22

0.19

4.16

0.26

6.67

0.37

Heart attack or myocardial infarction

0.75

0.05

0.88

0.08

0.64

0.07

*0.02

0.02

0.21

0.05

0.99

0.11

2.24

0.22

Any other form of heart disease

2.00

0.09

1.96

0.13

2.03

0.12

*0.19

0.08

0.73

0.10

2.29

0.17

6.29

0.37

Stomach ulcer

1.64

0.08

1.43

0.13

1.83

0.11

1.39

0.24

1.48

0.12

1.96

0.17

1.61

0.18

Gastritis

3.45

0.13

2.68

0.18

4.18

0.18

0.93

0.18

2.39

0.18

4.44

0.26

6.36

0.37

Arthritis

10.70

0.26

9.33

0.33

12.08

0.34

2.39

0.33

5.85

0.28

16.50

0.56

27.21

0.87

Schizophrenia or psychotic illness or episode

0.52

0.05

0.53

0.07

0.50

0.07

0.80

0.19

0.61

0.08

0.44

0.09

0.21

0.07

Current drinker

Hardening of the arteries or arteriosclerosis

1.17

0.09

1.45

0.14

0.86

0.10

*0.21

0.08

0.29

0.06

1.21

0.15

5.68

0.58

High blood pressure or hypertension

9.90

0.29

10.55

0.42

9.18

0.37

3.27

0.42

6.51

0.33

15.71

0.65

23.25

1.17

Cirrhosis of the liver

0.13

0.03

0.17

0.05

0.08

0.03

*0.08

0.06

0.10

0.03

0.23

0.09

*0.02

0.02

Any other form of liver disease

0.51

0.06

0.62

0.09

0.38

0.07

*0.06

0.05

0.63

0.10

0.61

0.11

0.34

0.14

Chest pain or angina pectoris

2.32

0.13

2.19

0.18

2.47

0.18

1.02

0.26

1.59

0.16

3.35

0.28

4.06

0.41

Rapid heart beat or tachycardia

3.02

0.15

2.45

0.17

3.65

0.25

1.34

0.27

2.32

0.22

3.84

0.31

5.64

0.51

Heart attack or myocardial infarction

0.59

0.06

0.78

0.09

0.38

0.07

*0.03

0.03

0.17

0.05

0.88

0.14

2.03

0.33

Any other form of heart disease

1.67

0.09

1.69

0.13

1.65

0.13

*0.17

0.08

0.64

0.09

2.29

0.20

5.90

0.51

Stomach ulcer

1.41

0.09

1.17

0.13

1.67

0.14

1.34

0.25

1.29

0.13

1.64

0.18

1.33

0.24

Gastritis

2.83

0.14

2.25

0.18

3.48

0.21

0.82

0.21

2.10

0.18

3.90

0.30

5.28

0.43

Arthritis

9.41

0.27

8.75

0.36

10.19

0.36

2.25

0.37

5.65

0.30

15.21

0.62

25.50

1.23

Schizophrenia or psychotic illness or episode

0.43

0.06

0.42

0.08

0.45

0.08

0.72

0.21

0.45

0.08

0.40

0.12

*0.09

0.06

Former drinker

Hardening of the arteries or arteriosclerosis

2.17

0.24

2.34

0.37

2.03

0.29

*1.08

0.62

*0.37

0.15

1.75

0.33

5.44

0.77

High blood pressure or hypertension

15.13

0.72

14.93

1.10

15.30

0.87

3.68

1.30

8.40

0.86

20.22

1.53

25.09

1.70

Cirrhosis of the liver

0.22

0.06

0.38

0.12

*0.09

0.05

*0.07

0.07

*0.12

0.09

0.38

0.14

*0.16

0.08

Any other form of liver disease

0.65

0.11

0.59

0.15

0.71

0.16

*0.22

0.22

*0.33

0.14

0.89

0.21

0.81

0.23

Chest pain or angina pectoris

4.68

0.36

5.00

0.57

4.42

0.43

*0.99

0.57

2.09

0.40

5.60

0.68

7.70

0.91

Rapid heart beat or tachycardia

4.47

0.32

4.12

0.48

4.78

0.43

*1.21

0.67

2.46

0.46

4.88

0.58

7.31

0.74

Heart attack or myocardial infarction

1.00

0.13

1.35

0.23

0.71

0.13

—

*0.29

0.11

1.20

0.24

1.83

0.35

Any other form of heart disease

3.23

0.28

3.56

0.43

2.94

0.34

*0.50

0.50

1.46

0.36

2.53

0.37

7.41

0.83

Stomach ulcer

2.19

0.29

2.57

0.51

1.87

0.27

*4.15

1.62

1.38

0.32

2.77

0.52

1.84

0.36

Gastritis

5.04

0.37

4.36

0.57

5.63

0.45

*2.15

0.99

3.26

0.64

5.22

0.62

7.78

0.78

Arthritis

15.09

0.72

12.69

0.96

17.38

0.94

*2.26

1.10

7.35

0.91

19.58

1.33

28.60

1.89

Schizophrenia or psychotic illness or episode

0.81

0.14

0.97

0.27

0.68

0.15

*1.32

0.99

1.49

0.36

0.54

0.15

*0.29

0.18

Lifetime abstainer

Hardening of the arteries or arteriosclerosis

1.71

0.20

1.41

0.29

1.85

0.25

*0.03

0.03

0.60

0.25

1.13

0.27

5.16

0.71

High blood pressure or hypertension

13.96

0.75

10.07

1.03

15.95

0.99

4.14

0.73

7.28

0.86

21.50

1.57

29.99

2.11

Cirrhosis of the liver

0.14

0.05

*0.22

0.12

*0.10

0.05

*0.06

0.06

*0.07

0.04

*0.20

0.13

*0.20

0.12

Any other form of liver disease

0.41

0.09

*0.21

0.12

0.50

0.13

*0.06

0.06

*0.13

0.07

0.76

0.26

*0.62

0.25

Chest pain or angina pectoris

3.02

0.29

2.18

0.39

3.42

0.38

*0.64

0.29

1.58

0.34

3.21

0.49

6.61

0.90

Rapid heart beat or tachycardia

3.69

0.30

2.12

0.42

4.43

0.39

*0.67

0.28

1.39

0.29

4.61

0.70

8.10

0.84

Heart attack or myocardial infarction

1.18

0.17

0.87

0.24

1.33

0.23

—

*0.38

0.22

1.17

0.37

3.10

0.51

Any other form of heart disease

2.09

0.24

1.42

0.31

2.40

0.32

*0.16

0.16

0.54

0.19

1.94

0.41

5.88

0.82

Stomach ulcer

2.01

0.22

1.52

0.38

2.24

0.28

*0.54

0.26

2.60

0.47

2.31

0.46

1.92

0.42

Gastritis

4.38

0.35

3.08

0.64

4.99

0.41

0.83

0.26

3.10

0.60

5.85

0.81

7.00

0.76

Arthritis

12.12

0.66

8.80

0.92

13.93

0.88

2.91

0.72

5.49

0.65

18.44

1.61

29.60

2.05

Schizophrenia or psychotic illness or episode

0.56

0.14

*0.67

0.25

0.51

0.16

*0.86

0.40

0.62

0.28

0.50

0.19

*0.35

0.18

1Current drinker: 1 or more drinks in the past year. Former drinker: at least 1 drink in life, but not in the past year. Lifetime abstainer: never had 1 or more drinks in life.

*Fewer than 10 observations in the cell.

—Empty cell.

SOURCE: NIAAA 2001–2002 and 2004–2005 National Epidemiologic Surveys on Alcohol and Related Conditions.

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