A community case-control study of alcohol consumption in stroke.
Int J Epidemiol
; 17(3): 542-7, 1988 Sep.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3209334
ABSTRACT
This study examines the hypothesis that there may be a clinically important association between alcohol intake and stroke. Alcohol consumption and the haematological and biochemical markers of alcohol intake were studied in hospital admissions for stroke and compared with community based control subjects from an occupational screening survey. In males, moderate to heavy alcohol consumption (greater than 30 units per week) was associated with an increased relative risk of stroke. Light drinking (less than 30 units per week) was associated with reduced relative risk when compared to teetotallers. The relative risk of stroke in moderate and heavy consumers of alcohol compared with teetotallers was elevated 1.8 times. Similar patterns of risk were present for increasing levels of aspartate transaminase and uric acid. Relative risk was increased for all levels of gamma-glutamyl transferase above the lowest. There was a decrease in relative risk associated with increasing levels of mean erythrocyte cell volume though this did not achieve statistical significance. There were few heavy drinkers among the female cases or controls. We conclude that high alcohol intake may be a significant preventable risk factor particularly among male strokes.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Alcohol Drinking
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Cerebrovascular Disorders
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
/
Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Int J Epidemiol
Year:
1988
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United kingdom