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- Title
Late-life alcohol consumption and 20-year mortality.
- Authors
Holahan, Charles J; Schutte, Kathleen K; Brennan, Penny L; Holahan, Carole K; Moos, Bernice S; Moos, Rudolf H
- Abstract
Growing epidemiological evidence indicates that moderate alcohol consumption is associated with reduced total mortality among middle-aged and older adults. However, the salutary effect of moderate drinking may be overestimated owing to confounding factors. Abstainers may include former problem drinkers with existing health problems and may be atypical compared to drinkers in terms of sociodemographic and social-behavioral factors. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between alcohol consumption and all-cause mortality over 20 years among 1,824 older adults, controlling for a wide range of potential confounding factors associated with abstention.
- Publication
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 2010, Vol 34, Issue 11, p1961
- ISSN
1530-0277
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1530-0277.2010.01286.x