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Alcohol intake and associated risk of major cardiovascular outcomes in women compared with men: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective observational studies

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Title
Alcohol intake and associated risk of major cardiovascular outcomes in women compared with men: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective observational studies
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BMC Public Health, August 2015
DOI 10.1186/s12889-015-2081-y
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Yan-Ling Zheng, Feng Lian, Qian Shi, Chi Zhang, Yi-Wei Chen, Yu-Hao Zhou, Jia He

Abstract

The prevalence of alcohol intake is increasing among women in some populations. Alcohol consumption plays an important role in the risk of major cardiovascular outcomes and total mortality. Here, we conducted a meta-analysis to estimate the association between alcohol intake and major cardiovascular outcomes or total mortality in women compared with men. We searched the PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library databases for relevant articles published prior to June 2014. Among these potential included prospective studies, the different dose categories of alcohol intake were compared with the lowest alcohol intake or non-drinkers between women and men for the outcomes of major cardiovascular or total mortality. We included 23 prospective studies (18 cohorts) reporting data on 489,696 individuals. The summary relative risk ratio (RRR; female to male) for total mortality was significantly increased with moderate alcohol intake compared with the lowest alcohol intake (RRR, 1.10; 95 % confidence interval [CI]: 1.00-1.21; P = 0.047); no such significance was observed with other levels of alcohol intake (low intake: RRR, 1.07; 95 % CI: 0.98-1.17; P = 0.143; heavy intake: RRR, 1.09; 95 % CI: 0.99-1.21; P = 0.084). There was no evidence of a sex difference in the relative risk for coronary disease, cardiac death, stroke, or ischemic stroke between participants with low to heavy alcohol intake compared with those who never consumed alcohol or had the lowest alcohol intake. Women with moderate to heavy alcohol intake had a significantly increased risk of total mortality compared with men in multiple subpopulations. Control of alcohol intake should be considered for women, particularly for young women who may be susceptible to binge drinking.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 1%
Unknown 91 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 22 24%
Student > Postgraduate 11 12%
Researcher 10 11%
Student > Ph. D. Student 9 10%
Student > Bachelor 8 9%
Other 19 21%
Unknown 13 14%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 35 38%
Nursing and Health Professions 13 14%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 7%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 5 5%
Neuroscience 4 4%
Other 10 11%
Unknown 19 21%
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