Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Alcohol consumption and total mortality/morbidity-definitions and methodological implications.

Jürgen Rehm1, Gerhard Gmel

  • 1Addiction Research Institute Zurich, Switzerland. jtrehm@aol.com

Best Practice & Research. Clinical Gastroenterology
|June 28, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Individual-level studies are preferred for understanding alcohol

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Co-occurrence of symptoms of substance and behavioral addictions over time: A secondary analysis of longitudinal data from the Cohort Study on Substance Use Risk Factors.

Journal of behavioral addictions·2025
Same author

Association of Anticipated Stimulant and Sedative Effects of Alcohol With Future Heavy Drinking in a Large Swiss Cohort Study of Young Men.

Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs·2025
Same author

Corrigendum/Erratum to "Opioid agonist treatment in transition: A cross-country comparison between Austria, Germany and Switzerland" [Drug Alcohol Depend. 254 (2024) 111036].

Drug and alcohol dependence·2025
Same author

Behavioral addictions and their reciprocal associations with each other, substance use disorders, and mental health problems: Findings from a longitudinal cohort study of young Swiss men.

Journal of behavioral addictions·2025
Same author

Survey Questions on Quantity and Frequency Are Differentially Effective by Age in Predicting Future Alcohol Consumption.

Drug and alcohol review·2025
Same author

Perceived social support according to the type and number of addictions.

PloS one·2025

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Alcohol consumption is a significant factor in total mortality and morbidity.
  • Studies on alcohol's health impacts use individual or aggregate data.
  • Recent research includes drinking patterns, particularly heavy drinking occasions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To differentiate between individual and aggregate study levels for alcohol consumption and health outcomes.
  • To establish criteria for robust individual-level studies on alcohol's effects.

Main Methods:

  • Distinguishing between individual and aggregate study designs.
  • Defining mortality and morbidity metrics at both study levels.
  • Introducing Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) as a summary health measure.

Related Experiment Videos

Main Results:

  • Individual-level studies offer a more direct assessment of alcohol's impact on health.
  • Aggregate-level studies use broader metrics like death rates and hospitalization rates.
  • DALYs integrate mortality and morbidity for a comprehensive health assessment.

Conclusions:

  • Individual-level studies are superior for evaluating alcohol-related health outcomes.
  • Preference for individual studies requires advanced alcohol assessment and control for confounders.
  • State-of-the-art methods in individual studies ensure reliable findings on alcohol and health.