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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS H8AR0xmt. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Background Regular alcohol drinking contributes both favourably and adversely to health in the Western populations, but its effects on overall and cause-specific mortality in China are still poorly understood. Methods A nationally representative prospective cohort study included 220 000 men aged 40-79 years from 45 areas in China in 1990-91, and>40 000 deaths occurred during 15 years of follow-up. Cox regression was used to relate alcohol drinking to overall and cause-specific mortality, adjusting for age, area, smoking and education. Results Overall, 33% of the participants reported drinking alcohol regularly at baseline, consuming mainly distilled spirits, with an estimated mean amount consumed of 372 g/week (46.5 units per week). After excluding all men with prior disease at baseline and the first 3 years of follow-up, there was a 5% [95% confidence interval (CI) 2-8] excess risk of overall mortality among regular drinkers. Compared with non-drinkers, the adjusted hazard ratios among men who drank=700 g/week were 0.97,1.00,1.02,1.12 and 1.27, respectively (P
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