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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Functional Limitations, Socioeconomic Status, and All-Cause Mortality in Moderate Alcohol Drinkers
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Volume 57 Issue 6, Pages 955 - 962

To determine whether the survival benefit associated with moderate alcohol use remains after accounting for nontraditional risk factors such as socioeconomic status (SES) and functional limitations.

Moderate drinkers have better risk factor profiles than nondrinkers, including higher SES and fewer functional limitations. Although these factors explain much of the survival advantage associated with moderate alcohol use, moderate drinkers maintain their survival advantage even after adjustment for these factors.


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