The relation of alcohol intake to total mortality is J-shaped. Abstainers have modestly higher
mortality than moderate drinkers but considerably higher mortality than heavy drinkers. The …

To evaluate further the relation between alcohol consumption and total mortality, we have
carried out new Cox proportional hazards model analyses of 21,535 deaths through 2002 in …

Aims. This is the second of a set of three papers evaluating drinking status and mortality risk.
Analysis of eight general population surveys of men evaluated all‐cause mortality rates by …

This paper reviews the epidemiological evidence on the association of alcohol consumption
with the major cardiovascular diseases (hypertension, stroke and coronary heart disease) …

Background: This study examined the effects of alcohol consumption and DSM‐IV alcohol
dependence on the risk of mortality. Methods: Data from the 1988 National Health Interview …

Background. Prospective studies of alcohol and mortality in middle-aged men almost
universally find a U-shaped relationship between alcohol consumption and risk of mortality …

Aims. This is the first of a set of three papers evaluating drinking status and mortality risk.
Analyses of multiple studies describe associations of drinking patterns with characteristics …

Non‐drinkers and heavy drinkers tend to have higher total and cardiovascular mortality rates
than light or moderate drinkers. The finding is not disputed; it is the interpretation of this U …

Background: modifiable behavioural risk factors including smoking and alcohol consumption
are major contributing or actual causes of mortality. Objective: to examine the effect of …

Background To relate alcohol consumption patterns to mortality in an elderly population.
Methods We undertook a 23-year prospective study of 12 000 male British doctors aged 48 …