The association between alcohol consumption and all-cause mortality in a cohort of male employees in the German construction industry.

Background Moderate alcohol consumption has been associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all‐cause mortality compared with heavy drinkers and abstainers. To date, studies have relied on self‐reported consumption, which may be prone to misclassification. Urinary ethyl glucuronide (EtG) is an alcohol metabolite and validated biomarker for recent alcohol consumption. We aimed to examine and compare the associations of self‐reported alcohol consumption and EtG with CVD and all‐cause mortality. Methods and Results In 5676 participants of the PREVEND (Prevention of Renal and Vascular End‐Stage Disease) study cohort, EtG was measured in 24‐hour urine samples and alcohol consumption questionnaires were administered. Participants were followed up for occurrence of first CVD and all‐cause mortality. Cox proportional hazards regression models, adjusted for age, sex, and CVD risk factors, were fitted for self‐reported consumption, divided into 5 categories: abstention, 1 to 4 units/month (reference), 2 to 7 units/week, 1 to 3 units/day, and ≥4 units/day. Similar models were fitted for EtG, analyzed as both continuous and categorical variables. Follow‐up times differed for CVD (8 years; 385 CVD events) and all‐cause mortality (14 years; 724 deaths). For both self‐reported alcohol consumption and EtG, nonsignificant trends were found toward J‐shaped associations between alcohol consumption and CVD, with higher risk in the lowest (hazard ratio for abstention versus 1–4 units/month, 1.42; 95% CI, 1.02–1.98) and highest drinking categories (hazard ratio for ≥4 units/day versus 1–4 units/month, 1.11; 95% CI, 0.68–1.84). Neither self‐report nor EtG was associated with all‐cause mortality. Conclusions Comparable associations with CVD events and all‐cause mortality were found for self‐report and EtG. This argues for the validity of self‐reported alcohol consumption in epidemiologic research.

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Impact of Alcohol on Occupational Health and Safety in the Construction Industry at Workplaces with Scaffoldings

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app10196690 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (19) ◽

pp. 6690

Author(s):

Marek Sawicki ◽

Mariusz Szóstak

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Alcohol Consumption ◽

Alcohol Abuse ◽

Occupational Health ◽

Construction Industry ◽

Health And Safety ◽

Occupational Health And Safety ◽

Occupational Accidents ◽

Preventive Actions ◽

Different Sources

The value, care, and customs of workers are essential in terms of occupational health and safety. The abuse of alcohol is widely regarded as a serious threat to the lives, health, and safety of employees. The aim of the research was to identify the main problems that are associated with alcohol abuse and consumption at work among employees in the construction industry, with particular emphasis on workstations where work is carried out on construction scaffoldings. Data for the analysis were obtained from two different sources. The first one was post-accident documentation on occupational accidents. The second one was surveys collected during the research project. This study confirmed that excessive and disproportionate alcohol consumption can be the cause of an accident, and consequently death at workplaces with scaffolding. Of 219 accident reports, 17.4% indicated alcohol as a contributing factor. Analysis of accident documentations shows that in cases where alcohol was indicated as a contributing factor in an accident, the alcohol was consumed during the workday. The results obtained on the basis of the conducted research were able to constitute a justification for the directions of preventive actions carried out in order to reduce the number of occupational accidents in the construction industry caused by alcohol.

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Different measures of alcohol consumption and risk of coronary heart disease and all-cause mortality: 11-year follow-up of the Whitehall II Cohort Study

Addiction ◽

10.1111/j.1360-0443.2004.00530.x ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 99 (1) ◽

pp. 109-116 ◽

Cited By ~ 58

Author(s):

Annie Britton ◽

Michael Marmot

Keyword(s):

Coronary Heart Disease ◽

Cohort Study ◽

Heart Disease ◽

Alcohol Consumption ◽

All Cause Mortality

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Alcohol consumption and all-cause mortality

Addiction ◽

10.1111/j.1360-0443.1995.tb02178.x ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 90 (4) ◽

pp. 481-484 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Peter Anderson

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Consumption ◽

All Cause Mortality

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All cause mortality and the case for age specific alcohol consumption guidelines: pooled analyses of up to 10 population based cohorts

BMJ ◽

10.1136/bmj.h384 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 350 (feb10 2) ◽

pp. h384-h384 ◽

Cited By ~ 108

Author(s):

C. S. Knott ◽

N. Coombs ◽

E. Stamatakis ◽

J. P. Biddulph

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Consumption ◽

Population Based ◽

All Cause Mortality

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Alcohol Consumption, New Onset of Diabetes After Transplantation, and All-Cause Mortality in Renal Transplant Recipients

Transplantation Journal ◽

10.1097/tp.0b013e318222ca10 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 92 (2) ◽

pp. 203-209 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Dorien M. Zelle ◽

Pramod K. Agarwal ◽

Jessica L. Pinto Ramirez ◽

Jaap J. Homan van der Heide ◽

Eva Corpeleijn ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Consumption ◽

Renal Transplant ◽

Renal Transplant Recipients ◽

Transplant Recipients ◽

All Cause Mortality ◽

Onset Of Diabetes ◽

New Onset

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S04.1: Age, alcohol consumption and all-cause mortality

Biometrical Journal ◽

10.1002/bimj.200490286 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 46 (S1) ◽

pp. 8-8

Author(s):

Volker Arndt ◽

Dietrich Rothenbacher ◽

Reinhard Krauledat ◽

Ulrich Daniel ◽

Hermann Brenner

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Consumption ◽

All Cause Mortality

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Alcohol consumption and breast cancer-specific and all-cause mortality in women diagnosed with breast cancer at the New York site of the Breast Cancer Family Registry

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0189118 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 12 (12) ◽

pp. e0189118 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Nur Zeinomar ◽

Ashley Thai ◽

Ann J. Cloud ◽

Jasmine A. McDonald ◽

Yuyan Liao ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

New York ◽

Alcohol Consumption ◽

Breast Cancer Family ◽

Cancer Family ◽

All Cause Mortality

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Clustering of Modifiable Behavioral Risk Factors and Their Association with All-Cause Mortality in Taiwan’s Adult Population: a Latent Class Analysis

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine ◽

10.1007/s12529-021-10041-x ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Shikha Kukreti ◽

Tsung Yu ◽

Po Wei Chiu ◽

Carol Strong

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Alcohol Consumption ◽

Health Behavior ◽

Latent Class Analysis ◽

Risk Behaviors ◽

Latent Class ◽

Latent Classes ◽

Class Analysis ◽

Unhealthy Behavior ◽

All Cause Mortality

Abstract Background Modifiable risk behaviors, such as smoking, diet, alcohol consumption, physical activity, and sleep, are known to impact health. This study aims toward identifying latent classes of unhealthy lifestyle behavior, exploring the correlations between sociodemographic factors, identifying classes, and further assessing the associations between identified latent classes and all-cause mortality. Methods For this study, the data were obtained from a prospective cohort study in Taiwan. The participants’ self-reported demographic and behavioral characteristics (smoking, physical activity, alcohol consumption, fruit and vegetable intake, and sleep) were used. Latent class analysis was used to identify health-behavior patterns, and Cox proportional hazard regression analysis was used to find the association between the latent class of health-behavior and all-cause mortality. Results A complete dataset was obtained from 290,279 participants with a mean age of 40 (12.4). Seven latent classes were identified, characterized as having a 100% likelihood of at least one unhealthy behavior coupled with the probability of having the other four unhealthy risk behaviors. This study also shows that latent health-behavior classes are associated with mortality, suggesting that they are representative of a healthy lifestyle. Finally, it appeared that multiple risk behaviors were more prevalent in younger men and individuals with low socioeconomic status. Conclusions There was a clear clustering pattern of modifiable risk behaviors among the adults under consideration, where the risk of mortality increased with increases in unhealthy behavior. Our findings can be used to design customized disease prevention programs targeting specific populations and corresponding profiles identified in the latent class analysis.

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The Effect of Smoking on the Relationship between Alcohol Consumption and All-Cause Mortality in Canadian Women

Contemporary Drug Problems ◽

10.1177/009145090503200303 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 32 (3) ◽

pp. 373-386

Author(s):

Jürgen Rehm ◽

Bo Zhang ◽

Susan Bondy ◽

Mary Jane Ashley ◽

Joanna Cohen ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Consumption ◽

Protective Effect ◽

Lower Risk ◽

Smoking Status ◽

Moderate Drinking ◽

Risk Of Mortality ◽

Heavy Drinkers ◽

All Cause Mortality ◽

The Relationship ◽

Effect Of Light

The protective effect of light to moderate drinking on all-cause mortality in general is well established, but there have been questions on its generalizability to women and non-smokers. The present study addresses these questions with a large cohort of Canadian middle-aged women. The key findings indicate that light to moderate drinkers have a markedly lower risk of mortality compared with current abstainers and that this effect is independent of smoking status. Part of this effect may be due to ex-drinkers who are part of the current abstainers group. Heavy drinkers have a higher mortality risk than light to moderate drinkers.

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