Alcohol intake and risk of rosacea in US women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The epidemiologic association between alcohol and rosacea is unclear and inconsistent based on the previous cross-sectional or case-control studies.

Objective

We conducted a cohort study to determine the association between alcohol intake and the risk of rosacea in women.

Methods

A total of 82,737 women were included from the Nurses' Health Study II (1991-2005). Information on alcohol intake was collected every 4 years during follow-up. Information on history of clinician-diagnosed rosacea and year of diagnosis was collected in 2005.

Results

Over 14 years of follow-up, we identified 4945 cases of rosacea. Compared with never drinkers, increased alcohol intake was associated with a significantly increased risk of rosacea (P_trend <.0001). Th

SUBMITTER: Li S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5438297 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature