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Sex differences in the association between alcohol use during adolescence and cardiometabolic risk in early adulthood
Safe People
University College Cork
Academic Institute
Dr Linda O'KeeffeDr Kate O'NeillJoan Omosefe Osayande
Safe Projects
B3887
Evidence suggests that alcohol use has different impacts on cardiovascular risk in females and males but results are somewhat conflicting. Few studies to date have examined sex differences in the association of alcohol use with risk factors earlier in the life course (for instance during early adulthood) and to our knowledge no studies to date have examined sex differences in associations of alcohol use with key molecular cardiometabolic traits that are known causes of cardiovascular disease.
The student here is a final year medical sciences student who will learn much about the principles and practice of research in epidemiology through this project. Other impacts will include a better understanding of whether sex differences in the association of alcohol use and cardiometabolic risk exist.
30/09/2021