Drinking and coronary heart disease: The Albany Study

Publication Description
The relation of alcohol consumption to coronary heart disease (CHD) was examined in a cohort of 1910 employed men aged 38 to 55 years enrolled in the Albany Study, a prospective investigation of factors related to cardiovascular disease. Two follow-up periods were examined, one between 1953-54 and 1971-72, the other after 1971-72. In the initial period, there was no clear evidence of a relation between the rate of alcohol consumption and CHD incidence. In the later period, men whose monthly consumption was 60 ounces or more had a lower than average CHD incidence rate. A negative relationship with drinking held for all manifestations of CHD. Other CHD risk factors were examined, special attention being given to cigarette smoking and HDL-cholesterol. The fact that drinking is a matter of choice may introduce some confounding factors. The absence of a relation between drinking and CHD risk in the earlier follow-up suggests the need for caution in interpreting the results.

Primary Author
Gordon,Tavia
Doyle,Joseph T.

Volume
110

Issue
2

Start Page
331

Other Pages
334

Publisher
Mosby, Inc

URL
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0002870385901528

PMID
4025110



Reference Type
Journal Article

Periodical Full
American Heart Journal

Publication Year
1985

Place of Publication
United States

ISSN/ISBN
0002-8703

Document Object Index
10.1016/0002-8703(85)90152-8