Increased risk of peripheral arterial disease in patients with alcohol intoxication: A population-based retrospective cohort study

• Published in: Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.) Vol. 65; pp. 25 - 30
• Main Authors: Huang, Jin-Yuan, Chen, Wei-Kung, Lin, Cheng-Li, Lai, Ching-Yuan, Kao, Chia-Hung, Yang, Tse-Yen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.2017; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Alcohol intoxication; Alcohol use; Alcoholic beverages; Alcoholic Intoxication - diagnosis; Alcoholic Intoxication - epidemiology; Cohort analysis; Cohort Studies; Complications; Databases, Factual - trends; Drinking behavior; Drunkenness; Emergency medical services; Epidemiology; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Health insurance; Health risks; Humans; Incidence; Intoxication; Male; Middle Aged; Peripheral arterial disease (PAD); Peripheral Arterial Disease - diagnosis; Peripheral Arterial Disease - epidemiology; Population studies; Population Surveillance - methods; Population-based cohort; Population-based studies; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Taiwan - epidemiology; Peripheral arterial disease (PAD); SD; PAD; ICD-9-CM; LHID 2000; Population-based cohort; HR; Alcohol intoxication; CIs; NHIRD; NHI

Previous studies have reported that light-to-moderate drinkers have a lower risk of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) than abstainers, and that heavy drinking increases the risk of PAD. However, reports of the effects of severe alcohol drinking on PAD are lacking within a population-based cohort. Al...