Relationship of Average Volume of Alcohol Consumption and Binge Drinking to Arterial Stiffness in Community-Dwelling Healthy Adults.
- Author:
Sun Seog KWEON
1
;
Young Hoon LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Preventive Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Alcohol drinking;
Atherosclerosis;
Peripheral arterial diseases
- MeSH:
Adult;
Aged;
Alcohol Drinking;
Atherosclerosis;
Binge Drinking;
Female;
Humans;
Male;
Odds Ratio;
Peripheral Arterial Disease;
Pulse Wave Analysis;
Risk Factors;
Vascular Stiffness
- From:Journal of Agricultural Medicine & Community Health
2012;37(1):23-35
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to investigate the association of the average volume of alcohol consumption and binge drinking with arterial stiffness. METHODS: The study population consisted of 5944 community-dwelling healthy adults aged 50 years and older. Average volume of alcohol consumption was calculated and frequency of binge drinking defined as the consumption of 7 or more drinks for men and 5 or more for women on a single occasion, was assessed using a structured interview. High brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV), a marker of arterial stiffness, was defined as the highest gender-specific quartile of maximal baPWV distribution in the study population. RESULTS: Compared to never drinkers, the multivariate-adjusted odds ratio (OR) of men who consumed 0.1-10.0, 10.1-20.0, 20.1-40.0, and >40.0 g/day was 0.93, 1.18, 1.38, and 2.36, respectively. The OR was 0.90, 0.97, 1.45, and 1.82 in women consuming 0.1-5.0, 5.1-10.0, 10.1-20.0, and >20.0 g/day, respectively. Binge drinking of <1 day/week (OR=1.66, 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.13-2.42) and > or =1 day/week (OR=1.61, 95% CI=1.04-2.50) were associated with increased risk for high baPWV in men, and binge drinking of > or =1 day/week (OR=3.12, 95% CI=1.16-8.34) was associated with increased risk for high baPWV in women. CONCLUSIONS: A J-shaped relationship between the average volume of alcohol consumption and high baPWV was observed, suggesting the detrimental effects of heavy alcohol drinking on arterial stiffness. Binge drinking was also significant risk factors for increased arterial stiffness, independently of the average volume of alcohol consumption.
