Chandra L Jackson1, Frank B Hu, Ichiro Kawachi, David R Williams, Kenneth J Mukamal, Eric B Rimm. 1. Chandra L. Jackson is with the Clinical and Translational Science Center, Harvard Catalyst, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Frank B. Hu and Eric B. Rimm are with the Nutrition Department, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston. Ichiro Kawachi and David R. Williams are with the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. Kenneth J. Mukamal is with the Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: We investigated Black-White differences in the association between average alcohol drinking patterns and all-cause mortality. METHODS: We pooled nationally representative samples of 152 180 adults in the National Health Interview Survey from 1997 to 2002 with mortality follow-up through 2006. Usual drinking days per week and level of alcohol consumed per day were based on self-report. We used race- and gender-specific Cox proportional hazards regression analyses to adjust for physical activity, smoking status, and other potential confounders. RESULTS: Over 9 years, 13 366 deaths occurred from all causes. For men, the lowest multivariable-adjusted hazard ratio (HR) for total mortality among drinkers was 0.81 among White men who consumed 1 to 2 drinks 3 to 7 days per week (compared with abstainers) and Black men who abstained. For women, the lowest mortality risk was among White women (HR = 0.71) consuming 1 drink per day 3 to 7 days per week and Black women (HR = 0.72) consuming 1 drink on 2 or fewer days per week. CONCLUSIONS: Risks and benefits of alcohol consumption in relation to mortality risk were dependent on race- and gender-specific drinking patterns.
OBJECTIVES: We investigated Black-White differences in the association between average alcohol drinking patterns and all-cause mortality. METHODS: We pooled nationally representative samples of 152 180 adults in the National Health Interview Survey from 1997 to 2002 with mortality follow-up through 2006. Usual drinking days per week and level of alcohol consumed per day were based on self-report. We used race- and gender-specific Cox proportional hazards regression analyses to adjust for physical activity, smoking status, and other potential confounders. RESULTS: Over 9 years, 13 366 deaths occurred from all causes. For men, the lowest multivariable-adjusted hazard ratio (HR) for total mortality among drinkers was 0.81 among White men who consumed 1 to 2 drinks 3 to 7 days per week (compared with abstainers) and Black men who abstained. For women, the lowest mortality risk was among White women (HR = 0.71) consuming 1 drink per day 3 to 7 days per week and Black women (HR = 0.72) consuming 1 drink on 2 or fewer days per week. CONCLUSIONS: Risks and benefits of alcohol consumption in relation to mortality risk were dependent on race- and gender-specific drinking patterns.
Authors: Denis M McCarthy; Sarah L Pedersen; Elizabeth A Lobos; Richard D Todd; Tamara L Wall Journal: Alcohol Clin Exp Res Date: 2010-05-04 Impact factor: 3.455
Authors: L J Bierut; A M Goate; N Breslau; E O Johnson; S Bertelsen; L Fox; A Agrawal; K K Bucholz; R Grucza; V Hesselbrock; J Kramer; S Kuperman; J Nurnberger; B Porjesz; N L Saccone; M Schuckit; J Tischfield; J C Wang; T Foroud; J P Rice; H J Edenberg Journal: Mol Psychiatry Date: 2011-10-04 Impact factor: 15.992
Authors: Goodarz Danaei; Eric L Ding; Dariush Mozaffarian; Ben Taylor; Jürgen Rehm; Christopher J L Murray; Majid Ezzati Journal: PLoS Med Date: 2009-04-28 Impact factor: 11.069
Authors: Lindsay A Williams; Andrew F Olshan; Chi-Chen Hong; Elisa V Bandera; Lynn Rosenberg; Ting-Yuan David Cheng; Kathryn L Lunetta; Susan E McCann; Charles Poole; Laurence N Kolonel; Julie R Palmer; Christine B Ambrosone; Melissa A Troester Journal: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev Date: 2017-04-18 Impact factor: 4.254
Authors: Camillia K Lui; William C Kerr; Libo Li; Nina Mulia; Yu Ye; Edwina Williams; Thomas K Greenfield; E Anne Lown Journal: Am J Prev Med Date: 2020-01-09 Impact factor: 5.043
Authors: Paul K Whelton; Paula T Einhorn; Paul Muntner; Lawrence J Appel; William C Cushman; Ana V Diez Roux; Keith C Ferdinand; Mahboob Rahman; Herman A Taylor; Jamy Ard; Donna K Arnett; Barry L Carter; Barry R Davis; Barry I Freedman; Lisa A Cooper; Richard Cooper; Patrice Desvigne-Nickens; Nara Gavini; Alan S Go; David J Hyman; Paul L Kimmel; Karen L Margolis; Edgar R Miller; Katherine T Mills; George A Mensah; Ann M Navar; Gbenga Ogedegbe; Michael K Rakotz; George Thomas; Jonathan N Tobin; Jackson T Wright; Sung Sug Sarah Yoon; Jeffrey A Cutler Journal: Hypertension Date: 2016-09-12 Impact factor: 10.190
Authors: Julia B Ward; Danielle R Gartner; Katherine M Keyes; Mike D Fliss; Elizabeth S McClure; Whitney R Robinson Journal: Ann Epidemiol Date: 2018-09-29 Impact factor: 3.797