Ascitic Cirrhosis in Relation to Alcohol Consumption

作者：Georges Péquignot, A. J. TUYNS, J L Berta · 发表于：International Journal of Epidemiology · 年份：1978 · DOI：10.1093/ije/7.2.113 · 被引用次数：268 · 研究领域：Liver Disease and Transplantation、Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment、Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection

The average daily alcohol consumption of 184 male patients with ascitic cirrhosis and a random population sample of 778 males was ascertained by interview. Relative risks of ascitic cirrhosis are calculated for different levels of daily alcohol consumption: the logarithm of risk is shown to be a linear function of consumption. The proportion of cases attributable to alcohol is calculated and shown to be over 90%. The potential saving of ascitic cirrhosis if individual consumption of alcohol does not exceed 40g. per day is estimated at 80%.