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...but there's all sorts of confounds there, too. Like is a lifestyle that features moderate drinking more likely to include longevity promoting things like ex
by clickok 11y ago
...but there's all sorts of confounds there, too.
Like is a lifestyle that features moderate drinking more likely to include longevity promoting things like exercise, friends, and financial security?
I am not sure how easy this could be to study-- swearing off alcohol for life as part of a science experiment sounds like a sitcom plot; anyone who goes along with it may not be representative of the general population.
- Jtsummers 11y agoIt seems we need more lifelong study participants. No one would have to deliberately swear it off as a part of the study if the population was large enough. Statistically we'd end up with enough individuals who don't drink or rarely drink.
- greglindahl 11y agoYou're describing an observational study, which has significant scientific problems compared to a randomized study. Sure, you can end up with a lot of non-drinkers, but you will have to attempt to correct for the fact that they probably won't be similar to drinkers. A randomized study starts off with 2 very similar populations. You still have to worry about dropouts skewing the results, but at least you started off on the right foot.