Alcohol consumption in later life and reaching longevity:the Netherlands Cohort Study

Background: whether light-to-moderate alcohol intake is related to reduced mortality remains a subject of intense research and controversy. There are very few studies available on alcohol and reaching longevity. Methods: we investigated the relationship of alcohol drinking characteristics with the probability to reach 90 years of age. Analyses were conducted using data from the Netherlands Cohort Study. Participants born in 1916-1917 (n = 7,807) completed a questionnaire in 1986 (age 68-70 years) and were followed up for vital status until the age of 90 years (2006-07). Multivariable Cox regre... Mehr ...

Verfasser: van den Brandt, Piet A.
Brandts, Lloyd
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
Reihe/Periodikum: van den Brandt , P A & Brandts , L 2020 , ' Alcohol consumption in later life and reaching longevity : the Netherlands Cohort Study ' , Age and Ageing , vol. 49 , no. 3 , pp. 395-402 . https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaa003
Schlagwörter: alcohol / longevity / aging / dose-response relationship / mortality / cohort studies / older people / SCALE PROSPECTIVE COHORT / BINGE DRINKING / RISK-FACTORS / ALL-CAUSE / SURVIVAL / CANCER / QUESTIONNAIRE / DRINKERS / DIET
Sprache: Englisch
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