Baseline and lifetime alcohol consumption and risk of differentiated thyroid carcinoma in the EPIC study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Results from several cohort and case-control studies suggest a protective association between current alcohol intake and risk of thyroid carcinoma, but the epidemiological evidence is not completely consistent and several questions remain unanswered.

Methods

The association between alcohol consumption at recruitment and over the lifetime and risk of differentiated thyroid carcinoma was examined in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition. Among 477 263 eligible participants (70% women), 556 (90% women) were diagnosed with differentiated thyroid carcinoma over a mean follow-up of 11 years. Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated using multivariable Cox proportional hazards models.

Results

Compared with pa

SUBMITTER: Sen A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4559837 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature