15 december 2009

Alcohol consumption and chronic atrophic gastritis: Population-based study among 9,444 older adults from Germany

Moderate alcohol consumption has been suggested to facilitate elimination of Helicobacter pylori infection which is a key risk factor for chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG) and gastric cancer. The aim of our study was to assess the association of alcohol consumption with CAG among older adults from Germany. In the baseline examination of ESTHER, a population-based study conducted in Saarland, serological measurements of pepsinogen I and II (for CAG definition) and H. pylori antibodies were taken in 9,444 subjects aged 50-74 years. Moderate current (<60 g/week) and lifetime (

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Gao L.; Weck M.N.; Stegmaier C.; Rothenbacher D.; Brenner H.
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Int.J.Cancer / pages 2918-2922 / volume 125
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15 december 2009

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