Study title and authors:
Alcohol intake and risk of incident gout in men: a prospective study.
Choi HK, Atkinson K, Karlson EW, Willett W, Curhan G.
Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA. hchoi@partners.org
This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15094272
The study investigated the relationship between alcohol consumption and risk of gout in 47,150 male participants with no history of gout over a 12 year period.
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Choi documented 730 confirmed cases of gout, and found the following:
(b) Compared with men who did not drink alcohol, risk of gout was 49% higher for those with alcohol consumption of 15.0-29.9 g/day.
(c) Compared with men who did not drink alcohol, risk of gout was 96% higher for those with alcohol consumption of 30.0-49.9 g/day.
(d) Compared with men who did not drink alcohol, risk of gout was 153% higher for those with alcohol consumption of more than or 50 g/day.
(e) Beer consumption showed the strongest independent association with the risk of gout with an increased 49% risk per 12-oz serving per day.
(f) Consumption of spirits was also significantly associated with gout with an increased 15% risk per drink or shot per day.
(g) Consumption of wine had only a slight, if any, risk of causing gout.
Choi concluded: "Alcohol intake is strongly associated with an increased risk of gout
. This risk varies substantially according to type of alcoholic beverage: beer confers a larger risk than spirits, whereas moderate wine drinking does not increase the risk".More information on this subject: Books
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