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Spanish researcher M Caicoya and colleagues in a recent issue
of the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, reported finding a J-shaped
relation between alcohol and stroke, noting that consumption of
less than 30 grams per day resulted in a 42% reduction. The authors
wrote, "We found that consumption of less than 30g/day of alcohol
was protective against all stroke types combined," and stated
specifically that alcohol was protective against "all cerebral
infarction combined, cortical infarction," and was "borderline
protective" against "deep cerebral infarction." Despite finding
a slightly decreased odds ratio, researchers noted that "low doses
of alcohol are not associated with a reduced risk of hemorrhagic
stroke."
Source: Caicoya M, et al. Alcohol and stroke: A community case-control
study in Asturias, Spain. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 1999; 52(7): 677-684. |
