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Table 1 Included alcohol related diseases with associated relative risks

From: Medical net cost of low alcohol consumption - a cause to reconsider improved health as the link between alcohol and wage?

Condition

ICD-10

Relative risks

  

Low

Hazardous

Harmful

  

Wom.

Men

Wom.

Men

Wom.

Men

Malignant neoplasms

       

Mouth and oropharynx cancers

C00-C14

1.45

1.45

1.85

1.85

5.39

5.39

Stomach cancer

C16

1.07

1.07

1.15

1.15

1.32

1.32

Oesophageal cancer

C15

1.80

1.80

2.38

2.38

4.36

4.36

Liver cancer

C22

1.45

1.45

3.03

3.03

3.60

3.60

Laryngeal cancer

C32

1.83

1.83

3.90

3.90

4.93

4.93

Breast cancer

C50

1.14

Na

1.41

na

1.59

Na

Other neoplasms

D00-D48

1.10

1.10

1.30

1.30

1.70

1.70

Diabetes

       

Diabetes mellitus

E10-E14

0.92

0.99

0.87

0.57

1.13

0.73

Neuro-psychiatric conditions

       

Epilepsy

G40-G41

1.34

1.23

7.22

7.52

7.52

6.83

Cardiovascular diseases

       

Hypertensive disease

I10-I15

1.40

1.40

2.00

2.00

4.10

4.10

Ischemic heart disease

I20-I24, I25.1-I25.9

0.82

0.82

0.83

0.83

1.00

1.12

Cardiac arrhythmias

I47-I49

1.51

1.51

2.23

2.23

2.23

2.23

Cerebrovascular disease

       

Haemorrhagic stroke

I60-I62

0.74

1.12

1.04

1.40

1.94

1.54

Ischemic stroke

I63-I66

0.66

0.94

0.84

1.13

1.53

1.19

Oesophageal varices

I85

1.26

1.26

9.54

9.54

9.54

9.54

Digestive diseases

       

Cirrhosis of the liver

K70, K74

1.30

1.30

9.50

9.50

13.00

13.0

Cholelithiasis

K80

0.82

0.82

0.68

0.68

0.50

0.50

Acute and chronic pancreatitis

K85, K86.1

1.3

1.3

1.8

1.8

3.2

3.2

Skin diseases

       

Psoriasis

L40

1.58

1.58

1.60

1.60

2.20

2.20

  1. Source: Rehm et al. (2006) [11].
  2. Low consumption: women >0-<20 grams of pure alcohol per day; men >0-<40 g/day.
  3. Hazardous consumption: women 20-<40 g/day; men 40-<60 g/day
  4. Harmful consumption: women >40 g/day; men >60 g/day