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Alcohol Consumption Patterns and Mortality Among Older Adults With Health-Related or Socioeconomic Risk Factors
JAMA Network Open
This British study included 135,103 older (median age 64) adults and compared drinking patterns with mortality during a median follow-up of 12 years. Compared to occasional drinkers, low-risk drinkers had higher cancer mortality (HR, 1.11), moderate-risk drinkers had higher all-cause and cancer mortality (HRs, 1.10 and 1.15), and high-risk drinking had higher all-cause, cancer, and cardiovascular mortality (HRs, 1.33, 1.39, and 1.21). These results contrast with earlier studies showing protective effects of low- to moderate-risk drinking. Researchers used occasional drinkers as the control group, where previous studies used abstainers including former drinkers with residual health effects. There was a small protective effect of drinking only with meals and drinking wine. In conclusion, the authors failed to find a protective effect of low-risk drinking on mortality.
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JAMA Network Open
This British study included 135,103 older (median age 64) adults and compared drinking patterns with mortality during a median follow-up of 12 years. Compared to occasional drinkers, low-risk drinkers had higher cancer mortality (HR, 1.11), moderate-risk drinkers had higher all-cause and cancer mortality (HRs, 1.10 and 1.15), and high-risk drinking had higher all-cause, cancer, and cardiovascular mortality (HRs, 1.33, 1.39, and 1.21). These results contrast with earlier studies showing protective effects of low- to moderate-risk drinking. Researchers used occasional drinkers as the control group, where previous studies used abstainers including former drinkers with residual health effects. There was a small protective effect of drinking only with meals and drinking wine. In conclusion, the authors failed to find a protective effect of low-risk drinking on mortality.
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