| Title |
Consumption of alcohol and risk of cancer among men: a 30 year cohort study in Lithuania
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| Published in |
European Journal of Epidemiology, May 2013
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10654-013-9814-y |
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| Authors |
Ruta Everatt, Abdonas Tamosiunas, Dalia Virviciute, Irena Kuzmickiene, Regina Reklaitiene |
| Abstract |
Studies have indicated hazardous consumption of large quantities of alcohol among adults in Lithuania. We assessed the associations of alcohol consumption at baseline with cancer incidence among men in a population-based cohort study, using Cox models adjusted for smoking, education and body mass index. Attained age was used as a time-scale. During follow-up (1978-2008) 1,698 men developed cancer. A higher amount of alcohol consumption (≥140.1 g/week vs. 0.1-10.0 g/week) was positively associated with increased risk of total cancer [hazard ratio (HR) = 1.36, 95 % confidence interval (95 % CI) 1.11, 1.65], upper aerodigestive tract cancer (HR = 2.79, 95 % CI 1.23, 6.34) and alcohol-related cancers (i.e. oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, oesophagus, colorectal and liver cancer) (HR = 1.88, 95 % CI 1.25, 2.85). Compared to occasional drinkers (a few times/year), drinkers 2-7 times/week showed an increased risk of total (HR = 1.45, 95 % CI 1.16, 1.83), alcohol-related (HR = 1.83 95 % CI 1.14, 2.93) and other cancers (HR = 1.35, 95 % CI 1.04, 1.76). Our results showed no statistically significant associations between quantity of alcohol intake per one occasion and risk of cancer. About 13 % of total, 35 % of upper aerodigestive tract, 22 % of alcohol-related and 10 % of other cancer cases were due to alcohol consumption in this cohort of men. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 32 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 8 | 25% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 16% |
| Other | 4 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 9% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 5 | 16% |
| Unknown | 5 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 14 | 44% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 13% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 9% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 1 | 3% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 2 | 6% |
| Unknown | 7 | 22% |
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