Association Between Daily Alcohol Intake and Risk of All-Cause Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-analyses.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

A previous meta-analysis of the association between alcohol use and all-cause mortality found no statistically significant reductions in mortality risk at low levels of consumption compared with lifetime nondrinkers. However, the risk estimates may have been affected by the number and quality of studies then available, especially those for women and younger cohorts.

Objective

To investigate the association between alcohol use and all-cause mortality, and how sources of bias may change results.

Data sources

A systematic search of PubMed and Web of Science was performed to identify studies published between January 1980 and July 2021.

Study selection

Cohort studies were identified by systematic review to facilitate comparisons of studies with and witho

SUBMITTER: Zhao J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10066463 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature