The associations between alcohol intake and cardiometabolic risk in African-origin adults spanning the epidemiologic transition.

Danny BaghdanLara R DugasCandice Choo-KangJacob Plange-RhulePascal BovetBharathi ViswanathanTerrence ForresterEstelle V LambertWalter RiesenWolfgang KorteMashkoor A ChoudhryAmy Luke

Published in: BMC public health (2021)

While several CM risk factors were associated with alcohol consumption, the associations were inconsistent and varied widely across five international cohorts of African-origin. Future studies should focus on understanding the individual site-related effects.

Keyphrases

alcohol consumption
risk factors
current status
weight gain
case control
weight loss