Alcohol consumption and all-cause mortality in older adults in Spain: an analysis accounting for the main methodological issues.

Rosario OrtoláEsther García-EsquinasEsther López-GarcíaLuz M León-MuñozJosé R BanegasFernando Rodríguez-Artalejo

Published in: Addiction (Abingdon, England) (2018)

After accounting for potential biases, light-to-moderate drinking among people 60+ years of age appears to have no statistically significant benefit on mortality compared with abstention from alcohol. By contrast, heavy/binge drinking shows a higher death risk compared with abstention from alcohol. Alcohol intake appears to have a positive dose-response with mortality among drinkers.

Keyphrases

alcohol consumption
cardiovascular events
physical activity
magnetic resonance imaging
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computed tomography
coronary artery disease
climate change
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risk assessment
body mass index