This British study included 135,103 older (median age 64) adults and compared drinking patterns with mortality during a median follow-up of 12 years. Compared to occasional drinkers, low-risk drinkers had higher cancer mortality, moderate-risk drinkers had higher all-cause and cancer mortality, and high-risk drinking had higher all-cause, cancer, and cardiovascular mortality. These results contrast with earlier studies showing protective effects of low- to moderate-risk drinking.

Alcohol Consumption Patterns and Mortality Among Older Adults With Health-Related or Socioeconomic Risk Factors | Public Health | JAMA Network Open | JAMA Network