Alcohol intake in middle age and risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality: accounting for intake variation over time.

Journal article

Moderate alcohol consumption is associated with a decreased risk of cardiovascular disease. However, the impact of variation in alcohol intake over time on estimated risk relations has not been adequately addressed. In this study, 6,544 middle-aged British men without previous cardiovascular disease were followed for cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality over 20 years from 1978/1980 to 1998/2000. Alcohol intake was ascertained at regular points throughout the study. A total of 922 men...

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Authors: Emberson, JR; Shaper, A; Wannamethee, S; Morris, R; Whincup, P

• Journal: American journal of epidemiology
• Volume: 161
• Issue: 9
• Pages: 856-863
• Publication date: 2005-05-01
• DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwi111
• EISSN: 1476-6256
• ISSN: 0002-9262
• Language: English
• Keywords: Prospective Studies; Risk Factors; Male; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Mortality; Humans; Stroke; Alcohol Drinking; Coronary Disease; Adult; Great Britain; Questionnaires; Middle Aged