TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1981//
TI  - Alcohol and mortality: a U-shaped curve
JO  - Lancet
A1  - Marmot, M. G.
A1  - Rose, G.
A1  - Shipley, M. J.
A1  - Thomas, Briony J.
SP  - 580
EP  - 583
VL  - 1
IS  - 8220 Pt 1
N2  - In a longitudinal study of civil servants, 1422 men were classified according to their average daily alcohol intake. Over 10 years of follow-up, the mortality rate was lower in men reporting moderate alcohol intake than in either non-drinkers or heavier drinkers (greater than 34 g alcohol per day). Cardiovascular mortality was greater in non-drinkers and non-cardiovascular mortality was greater in the heavier drinkers. The heavier drinkers had higher mean blood pressures and contained a greater proportion of smokers. A multivariate analysis showed this U-shaped relationship between reported alcohol consumption and subsequent mortality to be largely independent of differences in smoking, blood pressure, plasma cholesterol, and grade of employment.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0140-6736
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -