European Journal of Nutrition · 5 authors, 4 centres
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This population-based cross-sectional study in Switzerland found that higher alcohol consumption, especially during mealtime, was associated with increased mortality rates for all cancers and upper aero-digestive tract cancers compared to occasional drinking.
The study used data from the menuCH survey (2014–2015, n=2057) and Swiss mortality data (2015–2018) to model the association between alcohol consumption (amount and context) and mortality from non-communicable diseases at the district level. Generalized linear regression models showed that higher mortality rates were detected among drinkers compared to occasional drinkers for all-cancer (rate ratios from 1.01 to 1.07) and upper aero-digestive tract cancer (RR from 1.15 to 1.20) mortality. An integrated nested Laplace approximation model identified districts with significantly different all-cancer mortality.
