and daily) cOR and CI are not presented when ≤5 observations were noted Table 3Association between “binge” drinking (irregular alcohol consumption of ≥5 drinks (70 g alcohol) per day) and pancreatic cancer among men in a population-based case–control study in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, 1995–1999Case (%)Control (%)ORa (95% CI)ORb (95% CI) Pattern of drinking Life time alcohol consumption: Never or <1 drink/month (referent)22 (8)102 (12)1.01.0Lifetime binge alcohol consumption ≥1/month64 (22)119 (13) 2.5 (1.4, 4.4) 3.5 (1.6, 7.5)First age at binge drinking, years ≤2019 (7)43 (5) 2.0 (1.0–4.3) 2.9 (1.1–7.4) 21–3020 (7)36 (4) 2.5 (1.2–5.2) 4.3 (1.7–11) 31–4025 (9)40 (5) 2.9 (1.5–5.8) 3.4 (1.4–8.4) p-trend p = 0.002 p = 0.007 Interval between last binge drinking and diagnosis for cases or interview for controls, years 0–518 (6)34 (4) 2.4 (1.1–5.2) 3.4 (1.3–8.9) 6–1013 (4)14 (16) 4.7 (1.9–12) 6.3 (2.0–20) >1033 (11)70 (8) 2.2 (1.2–4.1) 3.0 (1.3–7.0) Drinks/day during binge drinking 5–931 (11)74 (8) 2.0 (1.0–3.7) 3.1 (1.3–7.3) 10–1415 (5)26 (3) 2.6 (1.1–5.8) 3.6 (1.3–9.7) >1418 (6)19 (2) 4.3 (1.9–9.7) 4.4 (1.4–13) p-trend p = 0.0002 p = 0.002 Frequency of binge drinking ≤1/month27 (9)42 (5) 3.0 (1.5–5.9) 4.3 (1.8–10) 2–3/month13 (4)30 (3)2.0 (0.9–4.5) 3.0 (1.1–8.6) >3/month24 (8)45 (5) 2.4
