Alcohol consumption may be a risk factor for cerebrovascular stenosis in acute ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack

Table 2 Multivariable predicting model to estimate the correlation between different alcohol consumption and the total intracranial and extracranial artery stenosis scores

Model in all patients^a	B	SE	β	t-value	P-value
Non-drinkers (Reference)
Occasional drinkers	0.227	0.379	0.022	0.579	0.550
< 140 g/week	1.230	0.642	0.063	1.917	0.056
140–279 g/week	1.695	0.458	0.137	3.620	< 0.001^*
≥ 280 g/week	0.829	0.431	0.073	1.923	0.055^*
Model in male patients^b	B	SE	β	t-value	P-value
Non-drinkers (Reference)
Occasional drinkers	0.142	0.415	0.015	0.343	0.732
< 140 g/ week	1.163	0.676	0.069	1.721	0.086
140–279 g/week	1.603	0.486	0.150	3.300	0.001^*
≥ 280 g/week	0.800	0.457	0.079	1.748	0.081^*

^aAdjusted for age, sex, body max index, hypertension (Non-hypertension group, untreated or irregular treatment group, regular treatment group), diabetes (Non-diabetes group, untreated or irregular treatment group, regular treatment group), coronary heart disease, antiplatelet treatment, statin treatment, smoking (Non-smokers, former smokers group, current smokers group), triglyceride, low density lipoprotein. ^b Adjusted for age, body max index, hypertension (Non-hypertension group, untreated or irregular treatment group, regular treatment group), diabetes (Non-diabetes group, untreated or irregular treatment group, regular treatment group), coronary heart disease, antiplatelet treatment, statin treatment, smoking (Non-smokers, former smokers group, current smokers group), triglyceride, low density lipoprotein. SE: Standard error; ^*significant difference

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