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ArticleScandinavian journal of public health2023

Mid-life alcohol consumption and survival to age 90 in men: The Tromsø Study 1979-1980 with follow-up to 2019.

Tormod Brenn, Ola Løvsletten

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Tormod BrennDepartment of Community Medicine, UiT - The Arctic University of Norway, Norway.ORCID 0000-0003-3717-8323
Ola LøvslettenDepartment of Community Medicine, UiT - The Arctic University of Norway, Norway.ORCID 0000-0001-9483-9621

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aimsThe Tromsø Study 1979-1980 collected information on alcohol (beer, wine and spirits) consumption frequency and inebriation frequency, and the oldest male participants (aged 50-54 years) were followed for all-cause mortality. This study aimed to identify the impact of habitual alcohol consumption in mid-life on reaching up to 90 years of age.

resultsAmong the study sample of 778, a total of 120 (15.4%) men reached the age of 90. The most common reported alcohol consumption frequency was 'never or a few times a year', and 18.9% of those in this group reached 90 compared with 11.9% of those who reported a more frequent beer consumption. Fifty per cent survival in these groups was 80.5 and 76.9 years, respectively. The pattern was similar for spirits consumption and for inebriation but not for wine consumption. Number of deaths increased gradually with increasing beer and spirits consumption frequency and with inebriation frequency. We observed no J-shape or pattern that revealed a beneficial influence of light alcohol consumption. Daily smoking, physical inactivity, marital status, blood pressure and total cholesterol reduced the contribution of alcohol consumption to a small degree.

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Alcohol DrinkingWineAged, 80 and overAlcoholic BeveragesBeerFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleAlcoholepidemiologylongevitymortality

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