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World War II-veteran male twins who are discordant for alcohol consumption: 24-year mortality

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  • Carmelli, D.
  • Swan, G.E.
  • Page, W.F.
  • Christian, J.C.

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The role of genetic and shared environmental influences in the association of alcohol with mortality was studied by using the National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council World War II - veteran male twin registry. An epidemiologic questionnaire administered from 1967 through 1969 permitted identification of twin pairs discordant for alcohol consumption. The subsequent 24 years of mortality follow-up yielded data on time and cause of death. Analyzing the first or only death in drinking-discordant pairs, we observed 27 deaths in abstainer twins and 14 deaths in their light- to moderate-drinker cotwins (relative risk [RR] = 1.93). Excess mortality in twin abstainers was also indicated for deaths from cardiovascular diseases (RR = 2.0) and other causes of death excluding cancers (RR = 3.2). The protective effect, however, of light to moderate drinking did not persist in twins who were smokers at baseline.

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  • Carmelli, D. & Swan, G.E. & Page, W.F. & Christian, J.C., 1995. "World War II-veteran male twins who are discordant for alcohol consumption: 24-year mortality," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 85(1), pages 99-101.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1995:85:1:99-101_3
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    1. Smith, Ken R. & Mineau, Geraldine P. & Garibotti, Gilda & Kerber, Richard, 2009. "Effects of childhood and middle-adulthood family conditions on later-life mortality: Evidence from the Utah Population Database, 1850-2002," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 68(9), pages 1649-1658, May.

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