Table 3 Sex-specific data for hypertension in relation to alkaline phosphatase levels and drinking status
| Â | ALP quartiles | 1 SD increments in ALP | Log ALP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Q1 (low) | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 (high) | P for trend | ||
Nondrinker men | |||||||
  Number at risk | 77 | 100 | 112 | 115 |  |  |  |
  Number of cases (%) | 35 (45) | 50 (50) | 69 (62) | 73 (63) |  |  |  |
  Age-adjusted OR | 1.00 | 1.27 (0.69 to 2.34) | 1.91 (1.04 to 3.48) | 1.98 (1.09 to 3.62) | 0.011 | 1.40 (1.10 to 1.79) | 2.96 (1.33 to 6.58) |
  Multivariable OR | 1.00 | 1.37 (0.71 to 2.64) | 1.96 (1.03 to 3.73) | 2.23 (1.16 to 4.28) | 0.009 | 1.46 (1.12 to 1.91) | 3.32 (1.38 to 8.02) |
Nondrinker women | |||||||
  Number at risk | 390 | 399 | 423 | 412 |  |  |  |
  Number of cases (%) | 162 (42) | 238 (60) | 250 (59) | 277 (67) |  |  |  |
  Age-adjusted OR | 1.00 | 1.34 (0.97 to 1.84) | 1.27 (0.93 to 1.73) | 1.64 (1.19 to 2.27) | 0.006 | 1.22 (1.08 to 1.37) | 1.84 (1.24 to 2.72) |
  Multivariable OR | 1.00 | 1.33 (0.96 to 1.85) | 1.21 (0.87 to 1.67) | 1.58 (1.12 to 2.21) | 0.023 | 1.19 (1.05 to 1.35) | 1.68 (1.11 to 2.55) |
Drinker men | Â | ||||||
  Number at risk | 128 | 115 | 95 | 93 |  |  |  |
  Number of cases (%) | 83 (65) | 84 (73) | 65 (68) | 55 (59) |  |  |  |
  Age-adjusted OR | 1.00 | 1.53 (0.88 to 2.67) | 1.14 (0.64 to 2.02) | 0.76 (0.44 to 1.33) | 0.295 | 0.82 (0.67 to 1.00) | 0.59 (0.31 to 1.14) |
  Multivariable OR | 1.00 | 1.39 (0.78 to 2.50) | 0.94 (0.51 to 1.73) | 0.62 (0.34 to 1.14) | 0.103 | 0.73 (0.58 to 0.91) | 0.42 (0.20 to 0.89) |
Drinker women | |||||||
  Number at risk | 75 | 59 | 44 | 44 |  |  |  |
  Number of cases (%) | 24 (32) | 33 (56) | 23 (52) | 28 (64) |  |  |  |
  Age-adjusted OR | 1.00 | 1.17 (0.52 to 2.66) | 0.87 (0.36 to 2.12) | 1.34 (0.54 to 3.28) | 0.711 | 1.16 (0.87 to 1.55) | 1.60 (0.58 to 4.41) |
  Multivariable OR | 1.00 | 0.89 (0.36 to 2.20) | 0.70 (0.26 to 1.87) | 1.14 (0.42 to 3.09) | 0.953 | 1.01 (0.68 to 1.49) | 1.03 (0.30 to 3.50) |