Two Scandinavian studies have shown that moderate consumption of alcohol may reduce the risk of rheumatoid arthritis.
Respondents who drink are about 40 to 50 percent less likely to get sick from rheumatoid arthritis
Dr Henrik Kallberg of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, with his associates evaluated the data of two studies – Danish which compared 444 persons with rheumatic arthritis and 532 control individuals without arthritis, and the Swedish study on 1024 patients suffering from it, and 871 in control group.
In both studies the average number of alcoholic drinks per week was lower in people with arthritis than in healthy ones: 2.9 compared to 4.1 in Swedish study, or 6.6 to 9.0 in Danish, the researchers published in the journal Annals of the rheumatic diseases.
Respondents who drink most are about 40 to 50 percent less likely to get sick from rheumatoid arthritis, compared with those who consume alcohol rarely.
Both studies indicate that the reduction of risk by drinking is more expressed in people who have smoked at least once than in those who never smoked.
"The main message is still that stop smoking is the most effective way of reducing the risk of rheumatic arthritis," concluded the Kallberg and associates. "But this recommendation should not necessarily be combined with a recommendation to stop moderate drinking," they add.
Respondents who drink are about 40 to 50 percent less likely to get sick from rheumatoid arthritis
Dr Henrik Kallberg of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, with his associates evaluated the data of two studies – Danish which compared 444 persons with rheumatic arthritis and 532 control individuals without arthritis, and the Swedish study on 1024 patients suffering from it, and 871 in control group.
In both studies the average number of alcoholic drinks per week was lower in people with arthritis than in healthy ones: 2.9 compared to 4.1 in Swedish study, or 6.6 to 9.0 in Danish, the researchers published in the journal Annals of the rheumatic diseases.
Respondents who drink most are about 40 to 50 percent less likely to get sick from rheumatoid arthritis, compared with those who consume alcohol rarely.
Both studies indicate that the reduction of risk by drinking is more expressed in people who have smoked at least once than in those who never smoked.
"The main message is still that stop smoking is the most effective way of reducing the risk of rheumatic arthritis," concluded the Kallberg and associates. "But this recommendation should not necessarily be combined with a recommendation to stop moderate drinking," they add.
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