Prospective Study of Alcohol Consumption Quantity and Frequency and Cancer-Specific Mortality in the US Population
Prospective associations between quantity and frequency of alcohol consumption and cancer-specific mortality were studied using a nationally representative sample with pooled data from the 1988, 1990, 1991, and 1997-2004 administrations of the National Health Interview Survey (n = 323,354). By 2006, 8,362 participants had died of cancer. Cox proportional hazards regression was used to estimate relative risks. Among current alcohol drinkers, for all-site cancer mortality, higher-quantity drinking (>/=3 drinks on drinking days vs. 1 drink on drinking days) was associated with increased risk among men (relative risk (RR) = 1.24, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.09, 1.41; P for linear trend = 0.001); higher-frequency drinking (>/=3 days/week vs.
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Authors:
Breslow,R.A.; Chen,C.M.; Graubard,B.I.; Mukamal,K.J.
- Issue: Am.J.Epidemiol.
- Published Date: 2011/9/30
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