Nadirs and 5% bounds (units a week) with 95% confidence intervals showing uncertainty owing to relative risk functions and percentage annual risk


Age (years)
16-24
25-34*
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75-84
>= 85
Women
Nadir 0 0 0.2 (0.1 to 0.3) 0.5 (0.4 to 0.6) 1.6 (1.3 to 1.9) 2.7 (2.3 to 3.1) 3.2 (2.7 to 3.7) 3.1 (2.4 to 3.8)
5% upper bound 7.9 (7.2 to 8.6) 8.7 (7.8 to 9.6) 9.3 (8.0 to 10.6) 11.5 (9.8 to 13.2) 14.5 (12.7 to 16.3) 17 (14.8 to 19.2) 18 (15.4 to 20.6) 20
Annual risk (%):
  Non-drinkers 0.03 0.04 0.10 0.25 0.69 2.03 5.48 15.3
  Nadir 0.03 0.04 0.10 0.25 0.68 1.98 5.35 15.0
Men
Nadir 0 0.1 (0.1 to 0.1) 1.8 (1.5 to 2.1) 5.1 (4.5 to 5.7) 7.2 (6.4 to 8.0) 8.4 (7.4 to 9.4) 8.0 (6.7 to 9.3) 7.7 (6.0 to 9.4)
5% upper bound 5.3 (4.8 to 5.8) 6.9 (6.3 to 7.5) 13.3 (11.9 to 14.7) 21 (18.6 to 23.4) 26 (23.3 to 28.7) 30 (26.4 to 33.6) 31 (26.5 to 35.5) 34 (27.5 to 40.5)
Annual risk (%):
  Non-drinkers 0.06 0.08 0.14 0.39 1.17 3.39 8.47 19.4
  Nadir 0.06 0.08 0.14 0.37 1.10 3.21 8.05 18.6

* 0.025 rounded to 0.