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1 Alcohol and cirrhosis: dose–response or threshold effect?
Mads Kamper-Jørgensen, Morten Grønbæk, Janne Tolstrup, Ulrik Becker  Journal of Hepatology  Volume 41, Issue 1, Pages (July 2004) DOI: /j.jhep

2 Fig. 1 Relative risks of alcoholic cirrhosis mortality by categories of average number of drinks per day in men (a) and women (b). Subjects drinking 15–19 drinks per day were used as a reference group (RR=1). Vertical bars are 95% confidence limits. ∗Adjusted for age, duration of alcohol misuse, predominant type of alcohol consumed and frequency of alcohol intake. †Adjusted for age, duration of alcohol misuse, predominant type of alcohol consumed, frequency of alcohol intake, marital status, housing status and work situation. Journal of Hepatology  , 25-30DOI: ( /j.jhep )

3 Fig. 2 Relative risks of alcoholic cirrhosis mortality by categories of duration of alcohol misuse in men (a) and women (b). Subjects with an alcohol misuse of 4 or less years were used as a reference group (RR=1). Vertical bars are 95% confidence limits. ∗Adjusted for age, average number of drinks per day, predominant type of alcohol consumed and frequency of alcohol intake. †Adjusted for age, average number of drinks per day, predominant type of alcohol consumed, frequency of alcohol intake, marital status, housing status and work situation. Journal of Hepatology  , 25-30DOI: ( /j.jhep )


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