Estimating alcohol-attributable fractions for injuries based on data from emergency department and observational studies: a comparison of two methods.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To compare the injury alcohol-attributable fractions (AAFs) estimated using emergency department (ED) data to AAFs estimated by combining population alcohol consumption data with corresponding relative risks (RRs).

Design

Comparative risk assessment.

Setting and participants

ED studies in 27 countries (n = 24 971).

Measurements

AAFs were estimated by means of an acute method using data on injury cases from 36 ED studies combined with odds ratios obtained from ED case-cross-over studies. Corresponding AAFs for injuries were estimated by combining population-level data on alcohol consumption obtained from the Global Information System on Alcohol and Health, with corresponding RRs obtained from a previous meta-analysis.

Findings

ED-based injury AAF esti

SUBMITTER: Ye Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6384006 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature