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Did you read the article? The whole point seems to be the opposite of this. There was some small benefit to drinking alcohol to women over 65, none in other gro
by losvedir 12y ago
Did you read the article? The whole point seems to be the opposite of this. There was some small benefit to drinking alcohol to women over 65, none in other groups.
- maerF0x0 12y agoI did, hence my ability to quote very specific stats from it. I will admit that 1) my article reading skills are not strong and 2) I was hurried this morning.
- circlefavshape 12y agoNot none "Among younger men, the range of protective effects was minimal, with a significant reduction in hazards present only among those who reported consuming 15.1-20.0 units/average week (hazard ratio 0.49, 95% confidence interval 0.26 to 0.91) or 0.1-1.5 units on the heaviest day (0.43, 0.21 to 0.87)" A hazard ratio of 0.49 means your chance of dying is halved. That seems like a very significant benefit to me. As a comparison in this study the hazard ratio for all-cause mortality for engaging in a very high volume of exercise is 0.65 http://www.hivdent.org/_nutrition_/2011/PIIS01406736116074962.pdf http://www.hivdent.org/_nutrition_/2011/PIIS0140673611607496... (the 95% confidence interval for the exercise study is much narrower though)