Alcohol consumption and mortality: the Khon Kaen Cohort Study, Thailand.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence of alcohol consumption among Thais is high, around 30%. We quantified the relationship between alcohol drinking and mortality in a rural population in the most populous region of Thailand.

Methods

The data were from the Khon Kaen Cohort Study. About 24 000 Thai adults were enrolled between 1990 and 2001, and follow-up for vital status continued until March 16, 2012. Mortality data were obtained from the Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of the Interior, Thailand. A Cox proportional hazards model was used to analyze the association between alcohol drinking and death, controlling for age, education level, and smoking, and floating absolute risk was used to estimate the 95% confidence intervals of hazard ratios.

Results

In total, 18 457 pa

SUBMITTER: Kamsa-ard S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3956694 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature