Binge drinking, independent of average total amount of alcohol consumed, may significantly increase mortality. Of 1,641 men who drank beer, 70 were identified as binge drinkers, consuming six or more beers at a sitting. The reference group who drank less than three beers at a time was composed of 1,151 men, and the others were… Continue reading Beer binging and mortality: results from the Kuopio ischaemic heart disease risk factor study, a prospective population based study
Keyword: Coronary Heart Disease_Patient Outcomes
Ischemic heart disease and stroke mortality in African-American, Hispanic, and non-Hispanic white men and women, 1985 to 1991
We compare recent trends in ischemic heart disease (IHD) and stroke mortality in California among the 6 major sex-racial or -ethnic groups. Rates of age-specific and -adjusted mortality were calculated for persons aged 35 and older during the years 1985 to 1991. Log-linear regression modeling was performed to estimate the average annual percentage change in… Continue reading Ischemic heart disease and stroke mortality in African-American, Hispanic, and non-Hispanic white men and women, 1985 to 1991