No Protective Effect of Alcohol Consumption on Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) in African Americans
Average Volume of Drinking over the Life Course and CHD Morbidity and Mortality in a U.S. National Cohort
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11057565 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher T Sempos (0000-0003-1324-3282, corresponding author), Jurgen Rehm (0000-0001-5665-0385), Carlos Crespo (0000-0001-6066-0818), Carlos J Crespo (0009-0000-4038-5812), Maurizio Trevisan (0000-0001-5479-0050) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 805-820 |
| Publication date | 2002-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Contemporary Drug Problems (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-4509 • E-ISSN: 2163-1808 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/009145090202900407 |
| OpenAlex | W2735342163 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 25 |
The association between average volume of drinking and coronary heart disease (CHD) morbidity and mortality in African Americans compared with whites was explored, based on a representative US sample. A prospective cohort study with interview follow-up after 10 years and outcome follow-up over about 15 years was used. The sample consisted of 1,158 African Americans and 6,607 whites, all 40 years of age and older with no history of heart disease at baseline. Alcohol intake was measured with a quantity-frequency measure. Incidence of CHD was the sum of non-fatal and fatal events as determined from hospital records and death certificates. The event with the earliest date was defined as the incident event. With respect to CHD, African Americans showed markedly higher risks and significantly fewer protective effects compared with whites. Thus the cardioprotective effects of alcohol were not present in a representative sample of African Americans. On the contrary: Moderate to high average volume of alcohol was associated with increased risk of CHD in African Americans. Patterns of drinking as a potential cause for this finding are discussed
Alcohol · Alcohol consumption · Cohort · Cohort study · Confidence interval · Coronary heart disease · Hazard ratio · Heart disease · Incidence (geometry) · National Death Index · Prospective cohort study · Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects · Demography · Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology · Epidemiology · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes · Gerontology
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| Citation span | 2005 - 2006 (2) |
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