Case-control study of alcoholic beverages as etiological factors: the Melbourne XXXX Study.

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As part of a large-scale investigation of @entity14 incidence, etiology, and survival, a case-control study was conducted to identify whether diet and @entity167 , among other variables, were associated with the risk of @entity14 . This study compared 715 cases with 727 age- and sex-matched community controls. Findings from the dietary data are presented in the previous paper (Nutr Cancer 9, 21-42, 1987). The total life intake of specific alcoholic beverages was obtained from each subject. Data were classified by consumption of beer, wine, spirits, and @entity167 . There was little evidence of an association of any of the @entity167 variables with the risk of @entity694 . However, beer was found to be a risk factor for @entity5 . This effect was more marked in males than in females, but the relative risks for females were consistent with those for males. Relative risk estimates changed only slightly when adjusted for the other @entity167 variables and for the variables in the diet model; this suggests that the beer effect is separate from that of other @entity167 variables and also from dietary variables. The age differences among beer consumers were found to be associated with @entity5 risk. Consumption of spirits was associated with a low risk for @entity2675 . The risk of @entity5 appeared to depend on beer drinking patterns in the previous 15-20 years.
