… It should also be noted that this study has generally estimated the lifetime cumulative
effects of alcohol consumption on mortality risk. The particular effects of alcohol consumption …

… The hypothesis that abstainer biases crucially determine the shape of the risk relationship
between alcohol consumption and mortality is partly supported by our findings. Specifically, …

… To evaluate further the relation between alcohol consumption and total mortality, we
have … that the relation of alcohol drinking to total mortality is J-shaped, with reduced risk (mainly …

… alcohol consumption in half a million US adults 30 years old or older who provided information
on alcohol consumption… or decreased by the consumption of alcohol, while controlling for …

… found no statistically significant reductions in mortality risk at low levels of consumption
compared with lifetime nondrinkers. However, the risk estimates may have been affected by the …

… These results further strengthen our finding that it was the reduction in alcohol consumption
that was associated with mortality risk rather than another, unmeasured factor. Moderate …

… alcohol consumption in units a week, RR c (x) as relative risk for cause c for alcohol consumption
… p(x)as the proportion of the population whose alcohol consumption is x, d c as the total …

… the effects of alcohol consumption and DSM-IV alcohol dependence on the risk of mortality.
… to examine the associations between alcohol consumption and mortality risk. The 1988 NHIS …

… alcohol consumption and CVD or total mortality. Drinking outside mealtimes is related to
increases in CHD and hypertension risk, … mortality rates compared with drinking wine at meals. …

… of age, we observed elevated risks of death for all levels of alcohol consumption, but the
number of … an increased mortality among younger drinkers, largely as a result of alcohol-related …