Key result
Light-to-moderate alcohol consumption is linked to ~21% lower all-cause mortality versus lifetime abstention.
Why the study?
Does light to moderate alcohol consumption reduce all-cause and CVD mortality in U.S. adults compared to lifetime abstainers?
Population
333,247 U.S. adults ≥18 years of age from the National Health Interview Surveys (1997 to 2009)
Comparison
Self-reported alcohol consumption vs Lifetime abstainers
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
median 8.2 years
Authors
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Light and moderate alcohol consumption are associated with reduced all-cause and CVD mortality, while heavy and binge drinking increase all-cause and cancer mortality.
Cohort (n=333,247)
Does light to moderate alcohol consumption reduce all-cause and CVD mortality in U.S. adults compared to lifetime abstainers?
Hazard Ratio: 0.79 (95% CI 0.76–0.82)
Light and moderate alcohol consumption are associated with reduced all-cause and CVD mortality, while heavy and binge drinking increase all-cause and cancer mortality.
Xi et al. (2017) reported a cohort. Alcohol consumption vs. Lifetime abstainers was evaluated on All-cause mortality (HR 0.79, 95% CI 0.76-0.82). Light and moderate alcohol consumption were associated with reduced all-cause mortality compared with lifetime abstainers (light HR 0.79, 95% CI 0.76-0.82; moderate HR 0.78, 95% CI 0.74-0.82).
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