|
|
Alcohol consumption and mortality in the elderly. (Tips from Other Journals)
- Article from:
-
American Family Physician
- Article date:
-
January 1, 1993
|
Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 1993 American Academy of Family Physicians. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Although heavy alcohol consumption may lead to many adverse consequences, studies have shown that light to moderate alcohol consumption may have some benefits, including lowering coronary artery disease mortality. However, most studies have not included individuals older than 65 years of age. To determine whether alcohol has a protective effect in older persons, Scherr and colleagues conducted a prospective cohort study of community-dwelling senior citizens.
The study included three cohorts of elderly subjects aged 65 years or older who had no previous history of myocardial infarction, stroke or cancer. Telephone or face-to-face interviews were conducted once a year for ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
|
The Causal Relationship between Socioeconomic Factors and Alcohol...
Journal of Studies on Alcohol;
November 1, 1999 ;
700+ words
......relationship between economic factors and alcohol consumption in several recent publications...increased income leads to an increase in alcohol consumption and price increases lead to decreases...et al., 1993), or that increased alcohol consumption increases income (Hamilton and ...
|
|
Employment, wages, and alcohol consumption in Russia.
Southern Economic Journal;
October 1, 2004 ;
700+ words
......regarding the relationship between alcohol consumption and labor market productivity are...a U-shaped relationship between alcohol consumption and the risk of cardiovascular disease...article investigates the impact of alcohol consumption on employment and wages in Russia...
|
|
Moderate alcohol consumption may reduce risk of diabetes.(Tips)(Brief...
American Family Physician;
October 15, 2004 ;
304 words
......reduction, diminishes the risk. Alcohol consumption has an unknown effect on diabetes...literature to examine the effects of alcohol consumption on various aspects of diabetes risk...Among the 18 studies that looked at alcohol consumption and diabetes incidence, all rated...
|
|
|
Effects of outcome expectancies and disinhibition on ad lib alcohol...
Journal of Studies on Alcohol;
March 1, 1998 ;
700+ words
......examined the role of expectancies in alcohol consumption. Self-reported expectancies have...predict concurrent self-reported alcohol consumption (Critchlow, 1987; Leigh, 1987, 1989...substantiated the role of expectancies in alcohol consumption by examining the relationship between...
|
|
Chapter 2: Measurement of Alcohol Consumption: Issues and Challenges
Annual Review of Nursing Research;
January 1, 2005 ;
700+ words
......settings, nurses assess patterns of alcohol consumption to screen for risk of adverse events...controversies surrounding the measurement of alcohol consumption and to critique the existing literature...primary content areas: self-reported alcohol consumption and assessment of ...
|
|
|
Alcohol consumption and CVD risk in men with hypertension.(Tips from Other...
American Family Physician;
October 15, 2007 ;
458 words
......a protective effect of moderate alcohol consumption against CVD and death in the general...examined the relationship between alcohol consumption and the incidence of nonfatal myocardial...provided incomplete information about alcohol consumption or lifestyle habits (e.g., smoking...
|
|
Measuring alcohol consumption
Contemporary Drug Problems;
October 1, 2004 ;
700+ words
......different approaches to measuring alcohol consumption: self-reports and objective measures...Organization, 2002) again confirms that alcohol consumption is one of the major risk factors...valid and reliable measurement of alcohol consumption is needed. As can be inferred from...
|
|
Moderate Alcohol Consumption Is More Cardioprotective in Men with the...
The Journal of Nutrition;
December 1, 2006 ;
700+ words
......was to evaluate the relation among alcohol consumption, the metabolic syndrome, and the...first cases of IHD were diagnosed. Alcohol consumption was determined by calculating the...series of coronary risk factors, alcohol consumption ≥ 15.2 g/d was associated...
|
|
|
Distribution and dose response of laboratory markers to alcohol...
Journal of Studies on Alcohol;
January 1, 2003 ;
700+ words
......markers for detecting increased alcohol consumption. However, most studies used highly...dose response relationship between alcohol consumption and CDT levels (Bell et al., 1994...a lower association of CDT with alcohol consumption in women (Gronbaek et al., 1995...
|
|
|
Alcohol consumption and cardiovascular mortality.(Tips)
American Family Physician;
December 15, 2004 ;
506 words
...Two guidelines address alcohol consumption in patients with hypertension...with hypertension avoid alcohol consumption. This recommendation conflicts...recommendations is that heavy alcohol consumption has been shown to elevate...
|
|
|
Changes in alcohol consumption and in sexually transmitted disease...
Journal of Studies on Alcohol;
September 1, 2003 ;
700+ words
......interest in the relationship between alcohol consumption and risky sexual behaviors that...ecological analyses of changes in alcohol consumption as they relate to changes in STD...data on the relationship between alcohol consumption and STD rates provide an independent...
|
|
Recall bias for seven-day recall measurement of alcohol consumption among...
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs;
March 1, 2007 ;
700+ words
......to estimate biases in recalling alcohol consumption over short periods. Method: Patients...Inclusion criteria were an average alcohol consumption exceeding 14 drinks per week for...men or 4 or more drinks for women. Alcohol consumption was measured by means of a retrospective...
|
See all results.
Or, try our
Advanced Search.
|