Publication: Trends in self-reported past alcoholic beverage consumption and ethanol intake from 1950 to 1995 observed in eight European countries participating in the European Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC).
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2002-12
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Klipstein-Grobusch, K
Slimani, N
Krogh, V
Keil, U
Boeing, H
Overvad, K
Tjønneland, A
Clavel-Chapelon, F
Thiébaut, A
Linseisen, J
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Cambridge University Press
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To describe the trends of self-reported past consumption of alcoholic beverages and ethanol intake from 1950 to 1995 within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC).
DESIGN
Data on consumption of beer/cider, wine and liqueur/spirits were obtained retrospectively at age 20, 30 and 40 years to calculate average consumption and ethanol intake for the time periods 1950-1975 (at age 20), 1960-1985 (at age 30) and 1970-1995 (at age 40). Regression analysis was conducted with the time period data to assess trends in past alcoholic beverage consumption and ethanol intake with time.
SETTING
The EPIC project.
SUBJECTS
In total, 392 064 EPIC participants (275 249 women and 116 815 men) from 21 study centres in eight European countries.
RESULTS
Generally, increases in beer/cider consumption were observed for most EPIC centres for 1950-1975, 1960-1985 and 1970-1995. Trends in wine consumption differed according to geographical location: downward trends with time were observed for men in southern European EPIC centres, upward trends for those in middle/northern European study centres. For women, similar but less pronounced trends were observed. Because wine consumption was the major contributor to ethanol intake for both men and women in most study centres, time trends for ethanol intake showed a similar geographical pattern to that of wine consumption.
CONCLUSION
The different trends in alcoholic beverage consumption and ethanol intake suggest that information depicting lifetime history of ethanol intake should be included in analyses of the relationship between ethanol and chronic diseases, particularly in multi-centre studies such as EPIC.
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Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't;
MeSH Terms
Medical Subject Headings::Disciplines and Occupations::Social Sciences::Demography::Age Distribution
Medical Subject Headings::Psychiatry and Psychology::Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms::Behavior::Drinking Behavior::Alcohol Drinking
Medical Subject Headings::Technology, Industry, Agriculture::Food and Beverages::Beverages::Alcoholic Beverages::Beer
Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Epidemiologic Study Characteristics as Topic::Epidemiologic Studies::Cross-Sectional Studies
Medical Subject Headings::Geographicals::Geographic Locations::Europe
Medical Subject Headings::Check Tags::Female
Medical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans
Medical Subject Headings::Check Tags::Male
Medical Subject Headings::Psychiatry and Psychology::Psychological Phenomena and Processes::Mental Processes::Learning::Memory::Mental Recall
Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Data Collection::Health Surveys::Population Surveillance
Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Epidemiologic Study Characteristics as Topic::Epidemiologic Studies::Case-Control Studies::Retrospective Studies
Medical Subject Headings::Disciplines and Occupations::Social Sciences::Demography::Sex Distribution
Medical Subject Headings::Technology, Industry, Agriculture::Food and Beverages::Beverages::Alcoholic Beverages::Wine
Medical Subject Headings::Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adult
Medical Subject Headings::Psychiatry and Psychology::Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms::Behavior::Drinking Behavior::Alcohol Drinking
Medical Subject Headings::Technology, Industry, Agriculture::Food and Beverages::Beverages::Alcoholic Beverages::Beer
Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Epidemiologic Study Characteristics as Topic::Epidemiologic Studies::Cross-Sectional Studies
Medical Subject Headings::Geographicals::Geographic Locations::Europe
Medical Subject Headings::Check Tags::Female
Medical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans
Medical Subject Headings::Check Tags::Male
Medical Subject Headings::Psychiatry and Psychology::Psychological Phenomena and Processes::Mental Processes::Learning::Memory::Mental Recall
Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Data Collection::Health Surveys::Population Surveillance
Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Epidemiologic Study Characteristics as Topic::Epidemiologic Studies::Case-Control Studies::Retrospective Studies
Medical Subject Headings::Disciplines and Occupations::Social Sciences::Demography::Sex Distribution
Medical Subject Headings::Technology, Industry, Agriculture::Food and Beverages::Beverages::Alcoholic Beverages::Wine
Medical Subject Headings::Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adult
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Keywords
EPIC study, Ethanol, Alcoholic beverages, Beer, Wine, Spirits, Cross-sectional analyses, Time trends, 24-Hour dietary recall, Europe, Distribución por Edad, Consumo de Bebidas Alcohólicas, Cerveza, Estudios Transversales, Europa (Continente), Femenino, Humanos, Masculino, Recuerdo Mental, Vigilancia de la Población, Estudios Retrospectivos, Distribución por Sexo, Vino, Adulto
Citation
Klipstein-Grobusch K, Slimani N, Krogh V, Keil U, Boeing H, Overvad K, et al. Trends in self-reported past alcoholic beverage consumption and ethanol intake from 1950 to 1995 observed in eight European countries participating in the European Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). Public Health Nutr. 2002; 5(6B):1297-310