{"id":4092,"date":"2024-04-12T15:01:50","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T15:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=4092"},"modified":"2024-04-12T15:28:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T15:28:24","slug":"complications-from-alcohol-use-are-rising-among-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=4092","title":{"rendered":"Complications from Alcohol Use Are Rising Among Women"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-1n0orw4 e1wiw3jv0\">New research shows that alcohol-related liver disease and other health problems increased even more than expected among women ages 40 to 64 during the pandemic.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<hr class=\"css-7ad88g e1mu4ftr0\" \/>\n<h3 class=\"css-15h6bi9 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-2fd7d53c\"><span>The Latest<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A new study adds to a mounting body of evidence showing that rising alcohol consumption among women is leading to higher rates of death and disease. The report, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jama-health-forum\/fullarticle\/2817439\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">published Friday in the journal JAMA Health Forum<\/a>, examined insurance claims data from 2017 to 2021 on more than 14 million Americans ages 15 and older. Researchers found that during the first year and a half of the coronavirus pandemic, women ages 40 to 64 were significantly more likely than expected to experience serious complications like alcohol-related cardiovascular and liver disease, as well as severe withdrawal.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"css-7ad88g e1mu4ftr0\" \/>\n<h3 class=\"css-15h6bi9 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-7101f615\"><span>The Background<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Alcohol consumption in the United States has generally <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/arcr.niaaa.nih.gov\/volume\/42\/1\/age-period-and-cohort-effects-alcohol-use-united-states-20th-and-21st-centuries\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">increased over the last 20 years<\/a>, said Dr. Timothy Naimi, the director of the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research at the University of Victoria. Dr. Naimi was a co-author on a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/volumes\/73\/wr\/mm7308a1.htm?s_cid=mm7308a1_w\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">recent paper<\/a> that showed deaths from excessive alcohol use in the United States rose by nearly 30 percent between 2016 and 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">While men still die more often from drinking-related causes than women, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/07\/31\/well\/live\/women-alcohol-deaths.html\" title>deaths among women are climbing at a faster rate.<\/a> \u201cThe gap is narrowing,\u201d said Dr. Bryant Shuey, an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh and the lead author of the new study.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<hr class=\"css-7ad88g e1mu4ftr0\" \/>\n<h3 class=\"css-15h6bi9 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-58147e68\"><span>The Research<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The study looked at serious health issues related to drinking, including alcohol-related liver and heart disease, inflammation of the stomach lining that led to bleeding, pancreatitis, alcohol-related mood disorders and withdrawal. Researchers compared insurance claims data for these complications with the rates they expected to see based on past prevalence of these conditions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1336jj\">\n<div class=\"css-121kum4\">\n<div class=\"css-171d1bw\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-asuuk5\">\n<div class=\"css-7axq9l\" data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript\">\n<div data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript-message\" class=\"css-6yo1no\">\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">We are having trouble retrieving the article content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" id=\"optimistic-truncator-a11y\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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The report, published Friday in the journal JAMA Health Forum, examined insurance claims data from 2017 to 2021 on more than 14 million Americans ages 15 and older. Researchers found that during the first year and a half of the coronavirus pandemic, women ages 40 to 64 were significantly more likely than expected to experience serious complications like alcohol-related cardiovascular and liver disease, as well as severe withdrawal.The BackgroundAlcohol consumption in the United States has generally increased over the last 20 years, said Dr. Timothy Naimi, the director of the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research at the University of Victoria. Dr. Naimi was a co-author on a recent paper that showed deaths from excessive alcohol use in the United States rose by nearly 30 percent between 2016 and 2021.While men still die more often from drinking-related causes than women, deaths among women are climbing at a faster rate. \u201cThe gap is narrowing,\u201d said Dr. Bryant Shuey, an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh and the lead author of the new study.The ResearchThe study looked at serious health issues related to drinking, including alcohol-related liver and heart disease, inflammation of the stomach lining that led to bleeding, pancreatitis, alcohol-related mood disorders and withdrawal. Researchers compared insurance claims data for these complications with the rates they expected to see based on past prevalence of these conditions.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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