Alcohol intake in relation to non-fatal and fatal coronary heart disease and stroke: EPIC-CVD case-cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the association between alcohol consumption (at baseline and over lifetime) and non-fatal and fatal coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke.

Design

Multicentre case-cohort study.

Setting

A study of cardiovascular disease (CVD) determinants within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and nutrition cohort (EPIC-CVD) from eight European countries.

Participants

32 549 participants without baseline CVD, comprised of incident CVD cases and a subcohort for comparison.

Main outcome measures

Non-fatal and fatal CHD and stroke (including ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke).

Results

There were 9307 non-fatal CHD events, 1699 fatal CHD, 5855 non-fatal stroke, and 733 fatal stroke. Baseline alcohol intake was inversely ass

SUBMITTER: Ricci C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5972779 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature