Does the association of alcohol consumption with coronary heart disease mortality and cancer incidence vary by smoking history?
Health behavior counseling regarding alcohol consumption for cardioprotection should include a discussion of the lack of a decreased risk of CHD mortality for current smokers and the increased cancer risk among former and current smokers.
The CTQ has demonstrated a greater responsiveness to clinical change following CTR than the MHQ. Therefore, the CTQ is a more sensitive instrument and researchers in the field of CTS should bear these findings in mind when choosing an outcome instrument for future studies.