Background and Purpose—Alcohol consumption is common in the United States and may
confer beneficial cardiovascular effects at light-to-moderate doses. The alcohol–stroke …

Background There is inconsistent evidence on the association of moderate alcohol
consumption and stroke risk in the general population and is not well studied among US …

Background and Purpose—Moderate alcohol consumption is protective against coronary
disease, but its relationship to ischemic stroke (IS) is controversial. Methods—Stroke-free …

Background and Purpose—Stroke is a major cause of death in the United States. The
association between alcohol consumption and ischemic stroke (IS) remains controversial …

Objectives This study examines the relationship between alcohol consumption and incident
stroke among older adults and tests whether alcohol consumption contributes to observed …

Background and Purpose The relationship between the pattern of alcohol intake and the risk
of stroke is unclear, in particular the increased risk observed in abstainers and the possible …

ContextModerate alcohol consumption has been shown to be protective for coronary heart
disease, but the relationship between moderate alcohol consumption and ischemic stroke is …

Background: The effect of serial change in alcohol consumption on stroke risk has been
limitedly evaluated. We investigated the association of change in alcohol consumption with …

Background and Purpose—Although alcohol–stroke association is well known, the age-
varying effect of alcohol drinking at midlife on subsequent stroke risk across older adulthood …

Background and Purpose Since stroke is a principal cause of death in elderly people, we
analyzed the association between alcohol and stroke mortality in a cohort of 15 077 middle …