The association of pattern of lifetime alcohol use and cause of death in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition (EPIC) study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is limited evidence for an association between the pattern of lifetime alcohol use and cause-specific risk of death.

Methods

Multivariable hazard ratios were estimated for different causes of death according to patterns of lifetime alcohol consumption using a competing risks approach: 111 953 men and 268 442 women from eight countries participating in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study were included. Self-reported alcohol consumption at ages 20, 30, 40 or 50 years and at enrollment were used for the analysis; 26 411 deaths were observed during an average of 12.6 years of follow-up.

Results

The association between lifetime alcohol use and death from cardiovascular diseases was different from the association se

SUBMITTER: Bergmann MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3887563 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature