Tools for assessing quality and risk of bias in Mendelian randomization studies: a systematic review

F Spiga, M Gibson, S Dawson, K Tilling… - International Journal …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background The use of Mendelian randomization (MR) in epidemiology has
increased considerably in recent years, with a subsequent increase in systematic reviews of …

Are health behaviors associated with mental health among tertiary education students? A systematic review of cohort studies

M Hutchesson, M Whatnall, S Fenton… - Journal of American …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objective To evaluate the association between health behaviors with mental health among
tertiary education students. Methods Six databases were searched until September 2021 for …

Alcohol and the etiology of depression

EV Nunes - American Journal of Psychiatry, 2023 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
In the clinical context, alcohol use is typically a problem to be reduced or eliminated.
Patients presenting with depression, anxiety, or other non-substance-related mental …

The association between alcohol consumption and all‐cause mortality: An umbrella review of systematic reviews using lifetime abstainers or low‐volume drinkers as a …

P Sarich, S Gao, Y Zhu, K Canfell, MF Weber - Addiction, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background and aims Systematic reviews of the relationship between alcohol consumption
and all‐cause mortality have reported different relative risk (RR) curves, possibly due to the …

Improving interventional causal predictions in regulatory risk assessment

LA Cox Jr - Critical Reviews in Toxicology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In 2022, the US EPA published an important risk assessment concluding that “Compared to
the current annual standard, meeting a revised annual standard with a lower level is …

Do MAFLD patients with harmful alcohol consumption have a different dietary intake?

S Policarpo, S Carvalhana, A Craciun, RR Crespo… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
The term metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) has been proposed to define
positively fatty liver disease in the form associated with metabolic risk factors. The aim of this …

A comprehensive evaluation of the longitudinal association between alcohol consumption and a measure of inflammation: Multiverse and vibration of effects analyses

R Visontay, L Mewton, M Sunderland, S Bell… - Drug and Alcohol …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Moderate alcohol consumption appears to be associated with reduced
inflammation. Determining whether this association is robust to common variations in …

Moderate alcohol consumption and depression: a marginal structural model approach promoting causal inference

R Visontay, L Mewton, T Slade, IM Aris… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: Moderate alcohol consumption is associated with decreased risk for depression,
but it remains unclear whether this is a causal relationship or a methodological artifact. To …

The dose–response relationship of pre-menopausal alcohol consumption with age at menopause: a population study of 280 497 women in Norway

JR Langås, A Eskild, S Hofvind… - International Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Previous research suggests that alcohol consumption is associated with high
age at menopause. Yet, knowledge about the dose–response relationship is inconsistent …

Is low‐level alcohol consumption really health‐protective? A critical review of approaches to promote causal inference and recent applications

R Visontay, L Mewton, M Sunderland… - Alcohol: Clinical and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Heavy and disordered alcohol consumption is a known risk factor for several health
conditions and is associated with considerable disease burden. However, at low‐to …