Alcohol intake and subsequent mortality: findings from the NHANES I Follow-up Study.
J Stud Alcohol
; 56(2): 233-9, 1995 Mar.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7760571
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Because past research has focused primarily on populations of middle-aged men, the relationship between alcohol and mortality among women and the elderly has been less well substantiatedMETHOD:
We examined the relationship between alcohol intake and mortality using data from the NHANES I Epidemiologic Follow-Up Study. Total mortality was examined for both sexes (N = 4,614 women, 3,573 men), but ischemic heart disease (IHD) mortality was examined only for men because the number of deaths was too small in women. Proportional hazards modeling was used to adjust for the baseline characteristics of age, race, education, body weight, smoking and physical activity.RESULTS:
For men aged 40 to 64, the adjusted relative risks (RR) of death for drinking levels of .5 drinks/day, .5 to < 2 and > or = 2 (compared to the nondrinking reference group) were 0.8 (95% Confidence Interval 0.6, 1.1), 0.9 (CI0.6, 1.2) and 1.2 (CI 0.9, 1.6); RRs of IHD mortality were 0.6 (CI 0.4, 0.9), 0.5 (CI 0.3, 0.9) and 0.7 (CI 0.5, 1.2). For women aged 40 to 64, the RRs for death for the same exposure categories were 1.2 (CI 0.9, 1.6), 0.9 (CI 0.6, 1.4) and 1.9 (CI 1.2, 3.0). Among both sexes 65 years and older, consumption of < 2 drinks/day was associated with about a 20% decrease in total mortality and IHD mortality (men only). However, this protective effect disappeared after exclusion of those with pre-existing disease.CONCLUSIONS:
Our findings support a protective effect of moderate alcohol intake on IHD mortality in middle-aged men. Among both men and women, there was little evidence of a protective association between moderate alcohol intake and total mortality after excluding those with pre-existing disease.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Consumo de Bebidas Alcoólicas
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Alcoolismo
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Stud Alcohol
Ano de publicação:
1995
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos