David Zaridze*, Sarah Lewington*, Alexander Boroda*, Ghislaine Scélo, Rostislav Karpov, Alexander Lazarev, Irina Konobeevskaya, Vladimir Igitov, Tatiyana Terechova, Paolo Boffetta, Paul Sherliker, Xiangling Kong, Gary Whitlock†, Jillian Boreham, Paul Brennan, Richard Peto
2 de fevereiro de 20141min
By west European standards, Russian adults, particularly men, have a very high risk of premature death, which has fluctuated sharply in recent decades. At 2005 mortality rates, for example, only 7% of UK men but 37% of Russian men would die before the age of 55 years (appendix pp 3–5).1 Strong alcoholic drink, mainly vodka, is a major cause of the high risk of premature death in Russian adults.2–11 Since 2005, Russian consumption of spirits and male mortality before age 55 years both decreased by about a third (appendix pp 5–6), but are still substantial.
Acesse: PIIS0140673613622473.pdf