Alcohol consumption and cognitive performance in the Framingham Heart Study

Article Abstract:

Cognitive performance and alcohol consumption are discussed relative to the Framingham Heart Study, a large, prospective study of cardiovascular disease, and to data from earlier reports. Women who drink moderately, 2-4 drinks/day, were found to have superior performance in many cognitive areas vs those who abstain. Men had superior performance in the 4-8 drinks/day range, but fewer significant relations were seen. Prospective analyses of 24-yr drinking history confirmed results. Abstainers were older as a group and had lower education and occupation levels than drinkers in the study.

United States, Psychological aspects, Health aspects, Statistical Data Included, Women, Drinking of alcoholic beverages, Drinking (Alcoholic beverages), Women's health, Men, Men's health, Cognition

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Cumulative effects of high cholesterol levels, high blood pressure, and cigarette smoking on carotid stenosis

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High blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, and smoking may increase the risk of narrowing of the carotid arteries in elderly men and women. Narrowing of the carotid arteries is a risk factor for stroke. Researchers made ultrasound measurements of the carotid arteries of 1,100 elderly men and women who had been followed for over 30 years in the Framingham Heart Study. As blood pressure, blood cholesterol levels, and duration and frequency of smoking rose, the likelihood of moderate narrowing of the carotid arteries also rose.

Smoking, Blood cholesterol, Carotid artery diseases, Arteries, Arterial stenosis

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G-estimation of causal effects: isolated systolic hypertension and cardiovascular death in the Framingham Heart Study

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Studies applying the G-estimation method have dealt with effects on all-cause mortality, not with specific causes of death. A study presenting a method to adjust for censoring by competing risks has been carried out. G-estimation was used to estimate causal effect of isolated systolic hypertension on cardiovascular mortality in the Framingham Heart Study, with a 10-year follow-up for 1956-79 data.

Standards, Research, Planning, Causes of, Medical research, Statistics, Statistics (Data), Blood pressure, Epidemiological research, Cross sectional studies, Probabilities, Probability theory, Medical statistics, Model theory

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