Table 3 Cross-sectional association between alcohol and sleep problems (adjusted for age).

From: The association between alcohol consumption and sleep disorders among older people in the general population

	MEN		WOMEN
	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI
*Sleep duration (<7 hours compared to 7* + *hours)*
No alcohol in the past week^a	1		1
Non-drinker^b	1.22	0.89–1.67	1.01	0.74–1.38
1–14 units^c	0.97	0.79–1.20	0.81	0.64–1.04
14–21 units	0.92	0.71–1.20	0.68	0.44–1.07
21+ units	1.15	0.90–1.47	0.39	0.19–0.81
AUDIT non-case	1		1
AUDIT Case	1.08	0.94–1.24	0.68	0.50–0.93
*Trouble staying asleep (4* + vs < *4 days per month)*
No alcohol in the past week	1		1
Non-drinker	1.05	0.77–1.45	1.05	0.77–1.44
1–14 units	1.07	0.87–1.32	0.92	0.72–1.18
14–21 units	1.23	0.95–1.59	0.95	0.61–1.48
21+ units	1.26	0.98–1.62	0.96	0.50–1.82
Audit non-Case	1		1
AUDIT Case	1.22	1.06–1.40	1.03	0.76–1.39
*Trouble falling asleep (1* + *vs 0 days per month)*
No alcohol in the past week	1		1
Non-drinker	1.15	0.85–1.57	0.89	0.63–1.24
1–14 units	1.22	0.99–1.50	0.96	0.73–1.26
14–21 units	1.45	1.13–1.86	0.67	0.42–1.05
21+ units	1.11	0.87–1.41	0.64	0.33–1.25
AUDIT non-case	1		1
AUDIT Case	0.98	0.85–1.12	0.85	0.61–1.17
*Wake tired (1* + *vs 0 days per month)*
No alcohol in the past week	1		1
Non-drinker	1.02	0.75–1.39	1.00	0.72–1.38
1–14 units	0.95	0.78–1.17	0.87	0.68–1.12
14–21 units	1.06	0.83–1.37	0.88	0.56–1.37
21+ units	1.02	0.80–1.30	0.58	0.30–1.10
AUDIT non-case	1		1
AUDIT Case	1.04	0.91–1.19	0.89	0.65–1.21
*Wake several times (4* + vs < *4 days per month)*
No alcohol in the past week	1		1
Non-drinker	0.90	0.66–1.23	0.96	0.70–1.32
1–14 units	1.08	0.88–1.33	1.13	0.88–1.45
14–21 units	1.32	1.02–1.70	1.13	0.72–1.77
21+ units	1.30	1.02–1.66	1.29	0.66–2.52
AUDIT non-case	1		1
AUDIT Case	1.19	1.04–1.37	1.23	0.90–1.69

^aExcludes non-drinkers.
^bNon-drinker defined as not having a drink in the past year.
^c1 unit = 8 grams of alcohol.

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Table 3 Cross-sectional association between alcohol and sleep problems (adjusted for age).

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