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Association between temperature, sunlight hours and alcohol consumption.
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PLoS ONE . 9/30/2019, Vol. 14 Issue 9, p1-5. 5p. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Background: Alcohol is a major risk factor for liver cirrhosis. Recently, it was proposed that colder climate might causally lead to increased consumption of alcohol. Methods: We performed an ecologic study, using monthly updated data on mean temperature, sunlight hours and alcohol consumption from ten regions in Sweden, using publicly available data. A generalised additive model, adjusted for region, was applied to examine the association between mean temperature and mean sunlight hours with mean alcohol consumption. Results: We found a non-linear inverse association between mean monthly temperature and mean alcohol consumption, suggesting that warmer temperature was associated with increased alcohol consumption and colder temperature with a decreased consumption. We found no association between mean sunlight hours and alcohol consumption. Consumption was highest during public holidays. Conclusions: We found no association between a colder climate and increased alcohol consumption. Socio-economic factors are likely to explain the suggested association. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19326203
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- PLoS ONE
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 138873631
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223312