Cohort studies
| Authors | Setting | Inclusion | Sample size | Length of follow up (y) | Adjustments |
| Kauhanen J,et al 1997 | Kuopio town and rural communities, Finland | Non-abstinent men aged 42–60 years | 2 160 | 6.7 (mean) | Age and total alcohol consumption |
| Kozarevic D, et al 1982 | Bosnia and Croatia | Men aged 35–62 | 11 034 | 7 | Smoking, blood pressure, age, education, serum cholesterol, liver size, quetelet index |
| Rosengren A, et al 1987 | Göteborg, Sweden | Men aged 47–55 | 9 690 | 11.8 (mean) | Previously shown that " . . .association [is] independent of age, smoking, systolic blood pressure and serum cholesterol” |
| Rossnow I and Amundsen A 1997 | Norway | Male conscripts aged 18–19 years | 41 399 | 40 | No adjustment for confounding |
| Dyer AR,et al 1977 | Chicago | White male industrial workers aged 40–55 years with no CHD | 1 233 | 15 | Age, diastolic blood pressure, serum cholesterol, smoking, weight, heart rate |
| Poikolainen K,et al 1983 | Finland | Random stratified sample of males who purchase alcohol | 2 076 | 12 | Age and marital status |