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I tried to find my answer with their document, but the search interface is awful. Can anyone tell if this factors in the confounder of the very-sick or chronic
by alabastervlog 2y ago
I tried to find my answer with their document, but the search interface is awful.
Can anyone tell if this factors in the confounder of the very-sick or chronically ill often being teetotalers, so making the "never drink" category look worse for reasons unrelated to any supposed benefits of alcohol consumption? It's my understanding that was supposed to explain prior findings like this.
- m463 2y agoCould also be that moderate drinking could help you find friends and a mate, both of which decrease mortality.
- throwaway422432 2y agoExercise, diet and regular checkups are the key to living longer. It may be that people who are moderate drinkers are more likely to do all or most of the above.
- shanemhansen 2y agoNot answering your question, but my understanding is that it's well known that this is one of those paradoxical correlations. Granted I have no source for this other than I feel like I've read it somewhere, but you're definitely not the only one to have this idea.
- BrenBarn 2y agoThis was a meta-analysis, so they couldn't do this unless the studies they were analyzing reported data on that. The paper doesn't mention this issue in its discussion of the findings, so I'd guess it couldn't be used meaningfully. (The paper does mention the issue in a general way as a challenge of assessing the risk of alcohol consumption.)