Alcohol and coronary artery calcification: an investigation using alcohol flushing as an instrumental variable

Conclusions: Alcohol flushing can be used as an IV in studies evaluating the health impact of alcohol consumption, especially in East Asian countries. Through such an analysis, we found that increased alcohol consumption was associated with an increased risk of subclinical coronary atherosclerosis.
Source: International Journal of Epidemiology - Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research