Search resultsAlcohol-Related Morbidity and Mortality
Title
Alcohol-Related Morbidity and Mortality
Publication type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2003
Authors
Journal
Alcohol Research and Health
Volume
27
Issue
1
Pagination
39 - 51
Date published
2003
ISBN
0090838X (ISSN)
Keywords
Acute AODE, alcohol consumption, Alcohol Drinking, Alcohol-Induced Disorders, alcoholic beverage, Alcoholic Beverages, Amount of AOD use, AODR (alcohol and other drug related) mortality, cancer, cardiovascular disease, Chronic AODE (alcohol and other drug effects), Chronic Disease, clinical research, Coronary Disease, Data Interpretation, Statistical, disability, drinking behavior, Epidemiologic Methods, epidemiological data, Epidemiological indicators, Heart disorder, human, Humans, ischemic heart disease, malignant neoplastic disease, meal, Meal and meal time, meta-analysis, methodology, morbidity, mortality, neuropsychiatry, review, risk assessment, Risk Factors, traffic accident
Abstract
Alcohol use is related to a wide variety of negative health outcomes including morbidity, mortality, and disability. Research on alcohol-related morbidity and mortality takes into account the varying effects of overall alcohol consumption and drinking patterns. The results from this epidemiological research indicate that alcohol use increases the risk for many chronic health consequences (e.g., diseases) and acute consequences (e.g., traffic crashes), but a certain pattern of regular light-to-moderate drinking may have beneficial effects on coronary heart disease. Several issues are relevant to the methodology of studies of alcohol-related morbidity and mortality, including the measurement of both alcohol consumption and the outcomes studied as well as study design. Broad summary measures that reflect alcohol's possible effects on morbidity, mortality, and disability may be more useful than measures of any one outcome alone.