Search resultsAlcohol intake and incidence of de novo adult acute leukemia
Title
Alcohol intake and incidence of de novo adult acute leukemia
Publication type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2004
Authors
Journal
Leukemia Research
Volume
28
Issue
12
Pagination
1263 - 1265
Date published
2004
ISBN
01452126 (ISSN)
Keywords
Acute Disease, acute leukemia, Adult, Aged, alcohol, alcohol consumption, Alcohol Drinking, article, beer, Bias, cancer incidence, cancer prevention, Case-Control Studies, Case-control study, controlled study, disease association, Female, human, Humans, incidence, leukemia, leukemogenesis, Logistic Models, major clinical study, male, Middle Aged, North America, outcomes research, priority journal, Risk, wine
Abstract
In a case-control study of adult acute leukemia we defined alcohol intake as either non-regular (<1 drink per week), light (1-5 drinks per week), moderate (6-8 drinks per week) or heavy (>8 drinks per week). An inverse association was found for light and moderate beer intake (RR = 0.58; 95% CI: 0.44, 0.76). In contrast, a positive association was found for moderate and heavy wine intake (RR = 2.1; 95% CI: 1.2, 3.8). Divergent results might reflect the effect of different nutrients in beer and wine, unmeasured confounding, or differing impacts of selection bias on these associations.