Alcohol Consumption and Risk of Total Hip Replacement Due to Hip Osteoarthritis in Women.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study was undertaken to examine the relationship between alcohol consumption and hip osteoarthritis in women. Alcohol has been associated with both adverse and beneficial health effects generally; however, the relationship between alcohol consumption and hip osteoarthritis has been minimally studied.

Methods

Among women in the Nurses' Health Study cohort in the US, alcohol consumption was assessed every 4 years, starting in 1980. Intake was computed as cumulative averages and simple updates with latency periods of 0-4 through 20-24 years. We followed 83,383 women without diagnosed osteoarthritis in 1988 to June 2012. We identified 1,796 cases of total hip replacement due to hip osteoarthritis defined by self-report of osteoarthritis with hip replacement.

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SUBMITTER: Marchand NE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10524235 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature