Influence of gender and reported XXXX intake on mortality in @entity384 .

@entity1 @entity712 @entity167 @entity384 @entity204
Between 1994-1998, we retrospectively studied a cohort of 396 consecutive @entity1 with @entity384 , mean age 53 +/- 15 years, 74% @entity1 . The history of @entity167 intake was abstracted from the medical records. During a follow-up period of 42 +/- 26 months, 83 (76% @entity1 ) @entity1 died and 15 (80% @entity1 ) underwent cardiac transplantation. @entity1 were younger and more likely to have a history of excessive @entity167 intake compared with @entity1 . Gender significantly modified the risk of @entity167 consumption on mortality. Although @entity167 intake increased the mortality risk in @entity1 , it was protective toward @entity204 in @entity1 (hazards ratios for @entity204 were 7.3 vs. 0.44). The effect of @entity167 intake on outcome was reassessed after classifying the @entity1 into 4 groups: group 1: life-long nondrinkers; group 2: former drinkers; group 3: moderate drinkers; and group 4: heavy drinkers. Similar findings were seen. This study demonstrated that the risk of reported @entity167 intake on mortality is related to gender in @entity1 with @entity712 . Our findings deserve further study, including a larger number of females, as a possible way to improve outcome in such @entity1 .
