Alcohol intake and risk of pituitary adenoma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The association between alcohol intake and incidence of pituitary adenoma has not been reported previously. We examined this association in three large, prospective cohort studies.

Methods

Using data from the Nurses' Health Study, Nurses' Health Study II, and Health Professionals Follow-Up Study, we computed multivariable-adjusted hazard ratios (MVHR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for pituitary adenoma by levels of alcohol intake using Cox proportional hazards regression.

Results

We identified 292 incident cases of pituitary adenoma (225 among women, 67 among men) among 235,973 participants with 6,548,732 person-years of follow-up. Compared with intake of ≤ 0.5 g/day, cumulative average alcohol intake in all categories was associated with reduced risk o

SUBMITTER: Cote DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9245588 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature