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Association of Alcohol Drinking Patterns with Metabolic Syndrome and Its Components in Korean Adults: The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2016-2018. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18126433. [PMID: 34198573 PMCID: PMC8296240 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18126433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Revised: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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This study examined the association of alcohol drinking patterns with metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components in a nationally representative sample of South Korean adults. The cross-sectional study included 12,830 current drinkers (6438 men and 6392 women) who were at least 20 years old. Measures of alcohol drinking patterns included average drinking frequency, usual quantity, and binge drinking frequency over the past year. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to estimate odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for MetS and its components according to alcohol drinking patterns, and also to examine linear trends in these relationships. The prevalence of MetS was 1822 (26.2%) in men and 1313 (17.5%) in women. After adjusting for potential confounding factors, drinking quantity and binge drinking frequency were positively associated with MetS in both sexes. Regarding components of MetS, while the risk of low HDL cholesterol decreased as drinking frequency increased, other MetS components (abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, and impaired fasting glucose) worsened. Our results suggest that separate management of each component of MetS will be required to protect cardio-metabolic health, and a healthy drinking culture that refrains from binge drinking should be established in the context of public health.
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Reviewing 59 studies of the risk curve for alcohol consumption level and all-cause mortality, a general J-shaped curve is confirmed, particularly in cohorts with experience starting at middle age (rather than in youth or old age). The divergence in most studies that are exceptions to this rule can be plausibly explained. A pooled analysis of studies with cohorts age 45 and above at entry shows the most beneficial effect for women in a drinking category with a midpoint of one drink every second day, and for men in the drinking category with a midpoint of one and a half drinks per day though most of the benefit can be obtained by men, too, in the category with a midpoint of one-half drink per day. For men under 45, there was an almost linear increase in mortality risk with increasing consumption; data are lacking for a similar analysis for women. Directions are suggested for development in future studies, including the use of data on patterns of drinking.
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Morandi G, Periche Tomas E, Pirani M. Mortality Risk in Alcoholic Patients in Northern Italy: Comorbidity and Treatment Retention Effects in a 30-Year Follow-Up Study. Alcohol Alcohol 2015; 51:63-70. [PMID: 26041606 DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agv058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2014] [Accepted: 05/10/2015] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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AIMS To analyse the general and cause-specific mortality over the course of 30 years among subjects treated for alcohol use disorders (AUD) in Northern Italy. METHODS Cohort of 2499 subjects followed-up for mortality until 31 December 2012. Standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were computed to compare the mortality in the cohort with the general population. Cox regression was used to study the effect of psychiatric disorders, burden of physical comorbidity and retention in treatment on mortality, controlling for socio-demographic factors. RESULTS During the follow-up, 435 deaths occurred. Compared with the general population, alcoholics experienced a 5-fold increased mortality (SMR: 5.53; 95% CI: 5.03, 6.07). Significant excess mortality was observed for a range of specific causes: infections, cancers, cardiovascular, respiratory and digestive system diseases as well as violent causes. In multivariate analysis, the hazard of dying was lower for female gender (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.62; 95% CI: 0.46, 0.84) and for increasing length of retention in treatment (HR for third tertile vs first tertile: 0.43; 95% CI: 0.32, 0.57). Burden of physical comorbidity was associated with increased hazard of dying (HR for 3+ comorbidities vs no comorbidities: 4.40; 95% CI: 2.91, 6.66). Psychiatric comorbidity was not associated with mortality. CONCLUSIONS Despite the harmful effect of AUD, retention in treatment represented a protective factor against death, suggesting that strategies supporting primary medical- and social-care may effectively reduce premature mortality.
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- Gianni Morandi
- Observatory on Pathological Dependences, Modena Local Health Unit, Viale Vittorio Veneto 9, 41100 Modena, Italy
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- Natbrainlab, Department of Forensics and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IOPPN), King's College London, London, UK
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- Southampton Statistical Sciences Research Institute, University of Southampton, Highfield SO17 1BJ, UK
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Wang C, Xue H, Wang Q, Hao Y, Li D, Gu D, Huang J. Effect of drinking on all-cause mortality in women compared with men: a meta-analysis. J Womens Health (Larchmt) 2014; 23:373-81. [PMID: 24611563 DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2013.4414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Alcoholic beverages are consumed by humans for a variety of dietary, recreational, and other reasons. It is uncertain whether the drinking effect on risk of all-cause mortality is different between women and men. We conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate the effect of drinking on the risk of all-cause mortality in women compared with men. METHODS We selected cohort studies with measures of relative risk (RR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for all-cause mortality for drinkers versus nondrinkers by sex. Sex-specific RR and 95% CI were used to estimate the female-to-male ratio of RR (RRR) and 95% CI. Pooled estimates of RRR across studies were obtained by the fixed-effects model or the random-effects model (if heterogeneity was detected). Second-order fractional polynomials and random effects meta-regression models were used for modeling the dose-risk relationship. RESULTS Twenty-four studies were considered eligible. A total of 2,424,964 participants (male: 1,473,899; female: 951,065) were enrolled and 123,878 deaths (male: 76,362; female: 47,516) were observed. Compared with nondrinkers, the pooled female-to-male RRR for drinkers was 1.07 (95% CI: 1.02, 1.12). Subgroup analyses showed that the increased risk among female drinkers appeared to be consistent. J-shaped dose-response relationship was confirmed between alcohol and all-cause mortality in men and women, respectively. Moreover, the female-to-male RRR of all-cause mortality were 1.52 (95% CI: 1.01, 2.29), 1.95 (95% CI: 1.08, 3.49), and 2.36 (95% CI: 1.15, 4.88), respectively, for those who consumed 75, 90, and 100 g/day of alcohol. CONCLUSIONS Females had an increased risk for all-cause mortality conferred by drinking compared with males, especially in heavy drinkers. The present study suggested that female drinkers, particularly heavy drinkers, should moderate or completely reduce their level of consumption to have a health benefit.
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- Chao Wang
- Department of Evidence Based Medicine, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing, China
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Drinking excessive amounts of alcohol regularly for years is toxic to almost every tissue of the body. On the other hand, epidemiological and clinical evidence shows that light-to-moderate drinking is associated with a reduced risk of coronary heart disease, total and ischemic stroke, and mortality. In the past two decades, metabolic syndrome, the combination of obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia and hyperglycemia, are all also recognized as major cardiovascular risk factors, has given rise to much clinical and research attention, because of its high prevalence in the world. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the overall associations of alcohol consumption with the development of metabolic syndrome. Recently, the protective, detrimental or J-shaped associations have been reported between alcohol consumption and metabolic syndrome. This controversy may be due to the complex mechanistic relation between alcohol consumption and each component of metabolic syndrome, and almost all studies have various limitations and problem points. Prospective studies are therefore needed to confirm the association between alcohol consumption and prevalence of metabolic syndrome, and to assess the influence of alcohol drinking patterns and other possible factors, such as smoking, physical activity, socioeconomic status, education, occupation, diet and exercise. This article reviews the relation of alcohol consumption and components of metabolic syndrome, and discusses the epidemiological evidence for alcohol's putative vascular protective effects and plausible underlying biological mechanisms.
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- Naoki Fujita
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Division of Clinical Medicine and Biomedical Science, Institute of Medical Sciences, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Mie, Japan
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Polen MR, Green CA, Perrin NA, Anderson BM, Weisner CM. Drinking Patterns, Gender and Health I: Attitudes and Health Practices. ADDICTION RESEARCH & THEORY 2010; 18:122-142. [PMID: 23946720 PMCID: PMC3740444 DOI: 10.3109/16066350903398486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Despite considerable research, relationships among gender, alcohol consumption, and health remain controversial, due to potential confounding by health-related attitudes and practices associated with drinking, measurement challenges, and marked gender differences in drinking. We examined gender/alcohol consumption differences in health-related attitudes and practices, and evaluated how these factors affected relationships among gender, alcohol consumption, and health status. METHODS A stratified random sample of adult health-plan members completed a mail survey, yielding 7884 respondents (2995 male/4889 female). Using MANCOVAs and adjusting for health-related attitudes, values, and practices, we examined gender differences in relationships between alcohol consumption and health. RESULTS More frequent heavy drinking was associated with worse health-related attitudes and values, worse feelings about visiting the doctor, and worse health-related practices. Relationships between health-related practices and alcohol use differed by gender, and daily or almost daily heavy drinking was associated with significantly lower physical and mental health for women compared to men. Drinking status (lifelong abstainers, former drinkers, and level of regular alcohol consumption) was related to health status and vitality, even after adjusting for health-related attitudes, values, and practices. Relationships did not differ by gender. Former drinkers reported lower physical and mental health status than either lifelong abstainers or current drinkers. CONCLUSIONS Drinking status is independently related to physical health, mental health, and vitality, even after controlling for the health-related attitudes, values, and practices expected to confound these relationships. Among current drinkers, women who engage in very frequent heavy drinking have worse physical and mental health than their male counterparts.
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- Michael R. Polen
- Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, 3800 N. Interstate Avenue, Portland, OR 97227-1110, USA
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- Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, 3800 N. Interstate Avenue, Portland, OR 97227-1110, USA
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- Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, 3800 N. Interstate Avenue, Portland, OR 97227-1110, USA
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- Addiction Medicine Department, Interstate Medical Office East, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, 3550 N. Interstate Avenue, Portland, OR 97227, USA
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- University of California, San Francisco, 401 Parnassus Ave, Box F-0984, San Francisco, CA 94143 and Kaiser Permanente Division of Research, 2000 Broadway, 3rd floor, Oakland, CA, USA
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Fan AZ, Russell M, Naimi T, Li Y, Liao Y, Jiles R, Mokdad AH. Patterns of alcohol consumption and the metabolic syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2008; 93:3833-8. [PMID: 18628524 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2007-2788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE Protective and detrimental associations have been reported between alcohol consumption and the metabolic syndrome. This may be due to variations in drinking patterns and different alcohol effects on the metabolic syndrome components. This study is designed to examine the relationship between alcohol consumption patterns and the metabolic syndrome. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, AND MEASURES The 1999-2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey is a population-based survey of noninstitutionalized U.S. adults. Current drinkers aged 20-84 yr without cardiovascular disease who had complete data on the metabolic syndrome and drinking patterns were included in the analysis (n = 1529). The metabolic abnormalities comprising the metabolic syndrome included having three of the following: impaired fasting glucose/diabetes mellitus, high triglycerides, abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, and low high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol. Measures of alcohol consumption included usual quantity consumed, drinking frequency, and frequency of binge drinking. RESULTS In multinomial logistic regression models controlling for demographics, family history of cardiovascular disease and diabetes, and lifestyle factors, increased risk of the metabolic syndrome was associated with daily consumption that exceeded U.S. dietary guideline recommendations (more than one drink per drinking day for women and more than two drinks per drinking day for men (odds ratio 1.60, 95% confidence interval 1.22-2.11) and binge drinking once per week or more [odds ratio (95% confidence interval) 1.51 (1.01-2.29]. By individual metabolic abnormality, drinking in excess of the dietary guidelines was associated with an increased risk of impaired fasting glucose/diabetes mellitus, hypertriglyceridemia, abdominal obesity, and high blood pressure. CONCLUSION Public health messages should emphasize the potential cardiometabolic risk associated with drinking in excess of national guidelines and binge drinking.
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- Amy Z Fan
- National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA.
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Friesema IH, Zwietering PJ, Veenstra MY, Knottnerus JA, Garretsen HF, Kester AD, Lemmens PH. The Effect of Alcohol Intake on Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality Disappeared After Taking Lifetime Drinking and Covariates Into Account. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2008; 32:645-51. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2007.00612.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Tolvanen E, Seppä K, Lintonen T, Paavilainen P, Jylhä M. Old people, alcohol use and mortality. A ten-year prospective study. Aging Clin Exp Res 2005; 17:426-33. [PMID: 16392419 DOI: 10.1007/bf03324633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Several studies suggest an association between lower mortality and moderate drinking, particularly wine-drinking, compared with abstainers, in middle-aged populations. The aim of this study was to examine the association of drinking frequencies and beverage types with all-cause mortality among old people. METHODS A prospective population study with a 10-year follow-up of mortality was carried out in the city of Tampere, Finland, population approximately 180,000. The sample consisted of 365 men and 402 women aged 60-99 years. All-cause mortality was used as the main outcome measure. RESULTS Death occurred in 182 men and 158 women. Mortality was lowest among frequent and occasional drinkers, second lowest among abstainers, and highest among ex-drinkers. In a Cox proportional hazard model, drinking showed an independent protective effect on mortality. After adjustment for age, sex, educational level, marital status, chronic diseases, functional ability and smoking, the relative risk (RR) of mortality for frequent drinkers was 0.6 (95% CI 0.4-0.8), for occasional drinkers 0.7 (95% CI 0.5-1.0) and for ex-drinkers 1.1 (95% CI 0.8-1.7), compared with abstainers. Adjusted for other mortality risk factors, the mortality of those who drank wine was lower than that of abstainers. CONCLUSIONS Findings suggest that drinking, and perhaps wine-drinking in particular, is associated with lower mortality even in old age. Future studies are needed to identify the possible role of background characteristics of different drinking pattern groups.
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- Eija Tolvanen
- Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere, Finland.
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Al-Ghanem R, Marco A, Callao J, Lacruz E, Benito S, Córdoba R. [Moderate alcohol consumption and mortality for various reasons]. Aten Primaria 2005; 36:104-11. [PMID: 15989833 PMCID: PMC7676054 DOI: 10.1157/13076606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2004] [Accepted: 09/07/2004] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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- R Al-Ghanem
- Centro de Salud Delicias Sur, Zaragoza, Spain.
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Garcia M, Schiaffino A, Fernandez E, Marti M, Salto E, Perez G, Peris M, Borrell C, Nieto FJ, Borras JM. The Cornella Health Interview Survey Follow-Up (CHIS.FU) Study: design, methods, and response rate. BMC Public Health 2003; 3:12. [PMID: 12665430 PMCID: PMC152654 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2002] [Accepted: 03/07/2003] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The aim of this report is to describe the main characteristics of the design, including response rates, of the Cornella Health Interview Survey Follow-up Study. METHODS The original cohort consisted of 2,500 subjects (1,263 women and 1,237 men) interviewed as part of the 1994 Cornella Health Interview Study. A record linkage to update the address and vital status of the cohort members was carried out using, first a deterministic method, and secondly a probabilistic one, based on each subject's first name and surnames. Subsequently, we attempted to locate the cohort members to conduct the phone follow-up interviews. A pilot study was carried out to test the overall feasibility and to modify some procedures before the field work began. RESULTS After record linkage, 2,468 (98.7%) subjects were successfully traced. Of these, 91 (3.6%) were deceased, 259 (10.3%) had moved to other towns, and 50 (2.0%) had neither renewed their last municipal census documents nor declared having moved. After using different strategies to track and to retain cohort members, we traced 92% of the CHIS participants. From them, 1,605 subjects answered the follow-up questionnaire. CONCLUSION The computerized record linkage maximized the success of the follow-up that was carried out 7 years after the baseline interview. The pilot study was useful to increase the efficiency in tracing and interviewing the respondents.
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- Montse Garcia
- Cancer Prevention and Control Unit, Catalan Institute of Oncology, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
- Department of Methodology, University of Barcelona, Spain
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- Cancer Prevention and Control Unit, Catalan Institute of Oncology, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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- Cancer Prevention and Control Unit, Catalan Institute of Oncology, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
- Department of Public Health, University of Barcelona, Spain
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- Departmet of Public Health, Cornella de Llobregat City Council, Spain
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- Department of Public Health, University of Barcelona, Spain
- Ministry of Health, Autonomous Government of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
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- Ministry of Health, Autonomous Government of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
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- Cancer Prevention and Control Unit, Catalan Institute of Oncology, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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- Municipal Institute of Public Health, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin, United States
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- Cancer Prevention and Control Unit, Catalan Institute of Oncology, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
- Department of Public Health, University of Barcelona, Spain
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Sempos CT, Rehm J, Wu T, Crespo CJ, Trevisan M. Average Volume of Alcohol Consumption and All-Cause Mortality in African Americans: The NHEFS Cohort. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2003. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2003.tb02726.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Reid MC, Boutros NN, O'Connor PG, Cadariu A, Concato J. The health-related effects of alcohol use in older persons: a systematic review. Subst Abus 2002; 23:149-64. [PMID: 12444348 DOI: 10.1080/08897070209511485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Increased alcohol consumption is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality in young and middle-aged adult populations, but its effects on the health of older adults have received less attention. The objective of the study was to review published studies that assessed the effects of alcohol on falls or fall injuries, functional impairment, cognitive impairment, and all-cause mortality among older adults. MEDLINE database and bibliographies of selected citations were searched for English language studies published between 1966 and 1998 that examined the relationship between alcohol and one or more of the above outcomes. Also a study was analyzed if it included participants 60 years of age or older, or a broader age range of participants and reported results for older subgroups, or predominantly older participants as evidenced by a mean age of 65 years of age or above. Information on studies' sample sizes, exposure and outcome measures, and risk estimates were extracted, and articles were evaluated for methodologic quality using predetermined criteria. Eighty-four studies were identified that examined 91 potential exposure-outcome associations including falls or fall injuries (n = 26); functional impairment (n = 13); cognitive impairment (n = 32); and all-cause mortality (n = 20). The percentage of studies demonstrating harm, no association, or benefit by outcome included falls (15% vs. 81% vs. 4%); functional disability (38% vs. 46% vs. 16%); cognitive impairment (31% vs. 66% vs. 3%); and all-cause mortality (15% vs. 65% vs. 20%). Studies (n = 84) inconsistently adhered to methodologic standards. Although 90% provided eligibility criteria; 61% cited participation rates; and 73% described the methods used to measure alcohol exposure; only 44% adjusted for potentially important confounding factors; and 26% distinguished former drinkers from nondrinkers. Of the cohort studies (n = 47), 30% assessed for change in participants' exposure status over time, and 17% determined whether losses to follow-up varied by exposure status. The magnitude of risk posed by alcohol use for falls or fall injuries, functional disability, cognitive impairment, and all-cause mortality among older adults remains uncertain. Prospective studies are needed to better define the health-related effects of alcohol use in older populations.
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- M Carrington Reid
- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, USA.
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Fillmore KM, Kerr W, Bostrom A. Mortalitetsrisk bland nykterister i prospektiva undersökningar: En preliminär analys av potentiella orsaker till bias. NORDIC STUDIES ON ALCOHOL AND DRUGS 2002. [DOI: 10.1177/145507250201900407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To describe how alcohol use disorders (AUDs) affect women, focusing on gender-specific implications for primary care physicians (PCPs). DESIGN An overview of literature from 1966 to 2000 identified by a medline, PsychINFO and HealthSTAR/Ovid Healthstar database search using key words "women,""alcohol" and "alcoholism." MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Although the prevalence of AUDs is greater in men than in women, women with AUDs are more likely to seek help, but less likely to be identified by their physicians. Psychiatric comorbidities (especially depression and eating disorders) are more common in women with AUDs than in men with AUDs. A past history of sexual and/or physical abuse places a woman at increased risk for AUDs. Women have a greater sensitivity to alcohol, have an accelerated progression from alcohol toxicity, and have increased mortality at lower levels of consumption compared to men. Women and men who are light-to-moderate drinkers have lower coronary artery disease mortality than do abstainers or heavy drinkers. Risk of breast cancer is increased in women who drink >or=1 drinks daily. Common barriers to treatment include: fear of abandonment by partner; fear of loss of children; and financial dependency. Brief interventions have been shown to be effective in reduction of alcohol consumption in women with at-risk drinking. It is unclear if women-only treatment programs improve outcomes. CONCLUSION PCPs should be alert to gender-specific differences for women with AUDs.
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- Rebecca S Brienza
- Yale Primary Care Internal Medicine Residency Program, Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, New Haven, Conn., USA.
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The impact of alcohol intake on mortality has been described in a large number of prospective population studies from many countries. Most have shown a J-shaped relation between alcohol intake and subsequent mortality, indicating that there are both beneficial and harmful effects of ethanol on health. In exploring the French paradox, it has been suggested that wine may have beneficial effects additional to that of ethanol. Recently, several prospective population studies have supported this idea. However, it is also likely that the apparent additional beneficial effect of wine on health is confounding.
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- M Grønbaek
- Danish Epidemiology Science Centre, Institute of Preventive Medicine, H:S Kommunehospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Gaziano JM, Gaziano TA, Glynn RJ, Sesso HD, Ajani UA, Stampfer MJ, Manson JE, Hennekens CH, Buring JE. Light-to-moderate alcohol consumption and mortality in the Physicians' Health Study enrollment cohort. J Am Coll Cardiol 2000; 35:96-105. [PMID: 10636266 DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(99)00531-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 212] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This study examined the relationship between light-to-moderate alcohol consumption and cause-specific mortality. BACKGROUND Previous studies suggest a J-shaped relation between alcohol and total mortality in men. A decrease in cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality without a significant increase in other causes of mortality may explain the overall risk reduction at light-to-moderate levels. METHODS We conducted a prospective cohort study of 89,299 U.S. men from the Physicians' Health Study enrollment cohort who were 40 to 84 years old in 1982 and free of known myocardial infarction, stroke, cancer or liver disease at baseline. Usual alcohol consumption was estimated by a limited food frequency questionnaire. RESULTS There were 3,216 deaths over 5.5 years of follow-up. We observed a U-shaped relationship between alcohol consumption and total mortality. Compared with rarely/never drinkers, consumers of 1, 2 to 4 and 5 to 6 drinks per week and 1 drink per day had significant reductions in risk of death (multivariate relative risks [RRs] of 0.74, 0.77, 0.78 and 0.82, respectively) with no overall benefit or harm detected at the > or =2 drinks per day level (RR = 0.95; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.79 to 1.14). The relationship with CVD mortality was inverse or L-shaped with apparent risk reductions even in the highest category of > or =2 drinks per day (RR = 0.76; 95% CI, 0.57 to 1.01). We found no clear harm or benefit for total or common site-specific cancers. For remaining other cancers, there was a nonsignificant 28% increased risk for those consuming > or =2 drinks per day. CONCLUSIONS These data support a U-shaped relation between alcohol and total mortality among light-to-moderate drinking men. The U-shaped curve may reflect an inverse association for CVD mortality, no association for common site-specific cancers and a possible positive association for less common cancers.
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- J M Gaziano
- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215-1204, USA.
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Friedman HS. Cardiovascular effects of alcohol. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ALCOHOLISM : AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL SOCIETY ON ALCOHOLISM, THE RESEARCH SOCIETY ON ALCOHOLISM, AND THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON ALCOHOLISM 1998; 14:135-66. [PMID: 9751945 DOI: 10.1007/0-306-47148-5_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The ingestion of one or two alcoholic drinks can affect heart rate, blood pressure, cardiac output, myocardial contractility, and regional blood flow. These actions generally are not clinically important. In the presence of cardiovascular disease, however, even such small quantities of alcohol might result in transient unfavorable hemodynamic changes. Moreover, alcohol abuse can produce cardiac arrhythmias, hypertension, cardiomyopathy, stroke, and even sudden death. In contrast, moderate alcohol use produces changes that have an overall favorable effect on atherosclerotic-related vascular diseases. Because cardiovascular disease due to atherosclerosis is the leading cause of death in Western society, this desirable effect of alcohol use outweighs its detrimental actions, resulting in favorable findings in population studies. Nevertheless, the body of evidence argues against encouraging alcohol use for its cardiovascular effects.
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- H S Friedman
- Department of Medicine, Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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OBJECTIVE To summarize for clinicians recent epidemiologic evidence regarding medical risks of alcohol use for women. METHODS MEDLINE and PsychINFO, 1990 through 1996, were searched using key words "women" or "woman," and "alcohol." MEDLINE was also searched for other specific topics and authors from 1980 through 1996. Data were extracted and reviewed regarding levels of alcohol consumption associated with mortality, cardiovascular disease, alcohol-related liver disease, injury, osteoporosis, neurologic symptoms, psychiatric comorbidity, fetal alcohol syndrome, spontaneous abortion, infertility, menstrual symptoms, breast cancer, and gynecologic malignancies. Gender-specific data from cohort studies of general population or large clinical samples are primarily reviewed. MAIN RESULTS Women develop many alcohol-related medical problems at lower levels of consumption than men, probably reflecting women's lower total body water, gender differences in alcohol metabolism, and effects of alcohol on postmenopausal estrogen levels. Mortality and breast cancer are increased in women who report drinking more than two drinks daily. Higher levels of alcohol consumption by women are associated with increased menstrual symptoms, hypertension, and stroke. Women who drink heavily also appear to have increased infertility and spontaneous abortion. Adverse fetal effects occur after variable amounts of alcohol consumption, making any alcohol use during pregnancy potentially harmful. CONCLUSIONS In general, advising nonpregnant women who drink alcohol to have fewer than two drinks daily is strongly supported by the epidemiologic literature, although specific recommendations for a particular woman should depend on her medical history and risk factors.
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- K A Bradley
- Health Services Research and Development, Medicine Service, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle Division, WA 98108, USA
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Byers T, Anda R, McQueen D, Williamson D, Mokdad A, Casper M, Ford E, Marks J. The correspondence between coronary heart disease mortality and risk factor prevalence among states in the United States, 1991-1992. Prev Med 1998; 27:311-6. [PMID: 9612821 DOI: 10.1006/pmed.1998.0303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to examine the correspondence between seven established risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) and CHD mortality among the states in the United States. An ecologic analysis relating CHD risk factor prevalences to CHD mortality rates among 49 states was undertaken in 1991-1992. METHODS Approximately 68,000 men and women ages 45-74 were randomly sampled and interviewed by telephone in surveys conducted in 49 states in 1991 and 1992. From these interviews, we estimated state-specific prevalences of smoking, overweight, physical inactivity, hypertension, elevated cholesterol, diabetes, and alcohol abstinence. These seven CHD risk factors were also combined to create a CHD risk index for each state. The main outcome measures were mortality rates from CHD (ICD9 codes 410.0-414.9) in each of 49 states in 1991-1992 for men and women ages 45-74. The analysis was based on multiple linear regression and Spearman's rank-order correlations between the CHD risk factor prevalences, the combined CHD risk index, and the CHD mortality rates among the 49 states. RESULTS The prevalences of most of the CHD risk factors correlated with CHD mortality rates in the expected directions, and correlations were similar for men and women. The CHD risk index correlated strongly with CHD mortality for both men (r = 0.75) and women (r = 0.80). CONCLUSION About 60% of the variance in CHD mortality between the states in the United States (56% for men and 64% for women) is attributable to differences between the states in the prevalences of seven established risk factors for CHD. As state health agencies prioritize resources for chronic disease prevention programs, they should consider the potential benefits of increased efforts to reduce the prevalences of modifiable CHD risk factors in their populations to reduce CHD mortality.
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- T Byers
- University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado 80262, USA
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- C C Seltzer
- Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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PUDDEY IANB, BEILIN LAWRENCEJ, RAKIC VALENTINA. Alcohol, hypertension and the cardiovascular system: a critical appraisal. Addict Biol 1997; 2:159-70. [PMID: 26735633 DOI: 10.1080/13556219772705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Cross-sectional and longitudinal population studies have provided a considerable corpus of evidence for an inverse association between light to moderate alcohol intake and both coronary artery disease and stroke. The formulation of balanced public health advice on the basis of such studies, however, needs to take into account the full spectrum of the effects of alcohol on the cardiovascular system, particularly its equally well documented effect to increase level of blood pressure and prevalence of hypertension. In this review, the broader implications of the association of alcohol with hypertension are discussed, principally in the context of the effect of higher levels of alcohol consumption to increase ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke, left ventricular hypertrophy, congestive cardiomyopathy, cardiac arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death.
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