1542 Corrections JACC VOL. 70, NO.

12, 2017
SEPTEMBER 19, 2017:1541–2

Xi B, Veeranki SP, Zhao M, Ma C, Yan Y, Mi J

Relationship of Alcohol Consumption to All-Cause, Cardiovascular,

and Cancer-Related Mortality in U.S. Adults
J Am Coll Cardiol 2017;70:913–22.
On page 915, left column, second sentence of third paragraph, the following sentence:
These include: 1) lifetime abstainers: <12 drinks in one’s lifetime; 2) lifetime infrequent drinkers: $12 drinks in
one’s lifetime but <12 drinks in any previous year; 3) former drinkers: $12 drinks in a previous year; 4) current
light drinker: current use of <3 drinks/week; 5) current moderate drinkers: >3 drinks/week to #14 drinks/week
for men or >3 drinks/week to #7 drinks/week for women; and 6) current heavy drinkers: >14 drinks/week for
men or >7 drinks/week for women.
Should have read:
These include: 1) lifetime abstainers: <12 drinks in one’s lifetime; 2) lifetime infrequent drinkers: $12 drinks in
one’s lifetime but <12 drinks in any previous year; 3) former drinkers: $12 drinks in a previous year; 4) current
light drinker: current use of #3 drinks/week; 5) current moderate drinkers: >3 drinks/week to #14 drinks/week
for men or >3 drinks/week to #7 drinks/week for women; and 6) current heavy drinkers: >14 drinks/week for
men or >7 drinks/week for women.
On pages 916-917, right column last sentence on page 916, the following sentence:
For binge-drinking status, the participants were categorized into 5 subgroups (lifetime abstainer, drinker
without binge drinking, drinker with binge drinking <1 drink/month, drinker with binge drinking <1 drink/
week, and drinker with binge drinking $1 drink/week).
Should have read:
For binge-drinking status, the participants were categorized into 5 subgroups (lifetime abstainer, drinker
without binge drinking, drinker with binge drinking <1 day/month, drinker with binge drinking <1 day/week,
and drinker with binge drinking $1 day/week).
On page 919, right column, first sentence, the following sentence:
Compared with lifetime abstainers, drinkers with binge drinking $1 drink/week had a higher risk of all-cause,
cancer, CVD, or heart disease-related mortality in the initial analyses (Table 3).
Should have read:
Compared with lifetime abstainers, drinkers with binge drinking $1 day/week had a higher risk of all-cause,
cancer, CVD, or heart disease-related mortality in the initial analyses (Table 3).
We apologize for these errors.
The online version of the article has been corrected to reflect these changes.

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