Effect of body mass index and alcohol consumption on liver disease: analysis of data from two prospetive cohort studies

C Hart; DS Morrison; GD Barry; RJ Mitchell; G Davey Smith

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Effect of body mass index and alcohol consumption on liver disease: analysis of data from two prospetive cohort studies

C Hart, DS Morrison, GD Barry, RJ Mitchell, G Davey Smith

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Objective To investigate whether alcohol consumption and raised body mass index (BMI) act together to increase risk of liver disease. Design Analysis of data from prospective cohort studies. Setting Scotland. Participants Data were from two of the Midspan prospective cohort studies (9559 men): “Main” study 1965-8, participants from workplaces across central belt of Scotland, population of island of Tiree, and mainland relatives, and “Collaborative” study, 1970-3, participants from 27 workplaces in Glasgow, Clydebank, and Grangemouth. Follow-up was to 31 December 2007 (median 29 years, range 0.13-42). We divided participants into nine groups based on measures of body mass index (BMI) (underweight/normal weight

Translated title of the contribution	Effect of body mass index and alcohol consumption on liver disease: analysis of data from two prospetive cohort studies
Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	c1240
Number of pages	1
Journal	BMJ
Volume	34
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.c1240
Publication status	Published - Mar 2010

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