In drinkers, the multivariable-adjusted relative risk comparing women who drank more than 14 drinks of alcohol per week with women who drank 1 to 2 drinks of alcohol per week was 0.99 (95% confidence interval: 0.90, 1.10). Results did not materially change after excluding the first 10 years...
This study included 383,357 UKB participants (mean [SD] age, 57.0 [8.0] years; 46% male) who consumed a mean (SD) of 9.0 (10.0) standard drinks (one standard drink equivalent to 14 g of alcohol) per week. In the observational analyses, alcohol consumption was significantly associated ...
After adjustment for age, smoking, and education, a low to moderate alcohol intake (1-20 drinks per week) was not associated with an increased risk of lung cancer. Men who consumed 21-41 and more than 41 drinks per week had relative risks of 1.23 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.88-...
Alcohol intake level was estimated based on the reported frequency (taken as the median of the reported frequency intervals; 1.5 for 1–2 d per week, 4 for 3–5 d per week, 6.5 for 6–7 d per week), beverage type and amount consumed, assuming the following alcohol content by v...
Alcoholic beverages are widely consumed. Depression, the most prevalent mental disorder worldwide, has been related to alcohol intake. We aimed to prospectively assess the association between alcohol intake and incident depression using repeated measurem
Drinking is such a big factor that the CDC haslisted limiting alcohol intakeas one of its four “totally doable New Year's resolutions” that will reduce the risk breast cancer. What are the benefits of no alcohol for a month? Even a brief break can make a difference. ...
CONCLUSIONS: Alcohol intake may reduce stroke mortality in treated hypertensives. Ischaemic heart disease mortality in men may also be reduced, especially at higher intakes ( > 21 units per week). The beneficial effects were offset by increasing incidence of non-circulatory causes of death. Alcohol...
The risk of multiple pregnancy tended to be higher in women drinking ≥15 alcohol drinks per week: in comparison with tea-totallers the estimated OR for drink ≥15 glasses per week were 23 and 2.6 respectively for dizygotic and monozygotic pregnancies. Heavy smokers (≥10 cigarettes per day) ...
Non-alcohol-associated fatty liver/steatohepatitis (NAFL/NASH) has become the leading cause of liver disease worldwide. NASH, an advanced form of NAFL, can be progressive and more susceptible to developing cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Currentl
of wine (175 ml) = two units. We computed the number of weekly units by summing the weekly units consumed in all categories. When reported monthly, the intake was converted to units per week by dividing by 4.3. The number of weekly units was divided by 7 to determine units per day....