article · International Journal of Epidemiology

Alcohol consumption and the risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality—a linear and nonlinear Mendelian randomization study

Nigussie Assefa Kassaw
Ang Zhou
Stephen Burgess
Sang Lee
Anwar Mulugeta
Elina Hyppönen

202424 citationsOpen accessAddis Ababa University

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Higher levels of genetically predicted alcohol consumption had a strong linear association with an increased risk of premature mortality with no evidence for any protective benefit at modest intake levels.

Research topics

Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
Genetic Associations and Epidemiology

Sustainable Development Goals

3Good Health and Well-being

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DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyae046

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