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Camillia K Lui1, William C Kerr1, Libo Li1
1Alcohol Research Group, Public Health Institute, Emeryville, California.
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
|January 14, 2020
Summary
Heavy alcohol consumption increases hypertension risk, especially for women drinking over 14 drinks weekly and men with risky drinking patterns. Lifecourse drinking patterns are crucial for understanding alcohol
Area of Science:
- Cardiovascular Health
- Epidemiology
- Alcohol Research
Background:
- Understanding alcohol's impact on hypertension and heart issues necessitates a lifecourse perspective.
- Differentiating drinking patterns (abstinence, former, current, heavy episodic) is key to assessing alcohol-related health risks.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the effect of lifecourse alcohol consumption patterns on hypertension and heart problems.
- To analyze prospective data from U.S. adults aged 21-55 years, accounting for various drinking behaviors.
Main Methods:
- Utilized data from the U.S. National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (1979-2012, n=8,289).
- Employed discrete-time survival models, stratified by sex and race/ethnicity.
- Controlled for demographics, employment, smoking, and obesity as time-varying factors.
Main Results:
- Elevated hypertension risk observed for women drinking >14 drinks/week (AOR=1.57) and men with risky drinking patterns (15-28 drinks/week) plus monthly heavy drinking (AOR=1.64).
- History of weekly heavy drinking increased risk for women, but not men.
- No significant association found between alcohol consumption and heart problems onset.
Conclusions:
- Confirms increased hypertension risk with higher volume and heavier drinking patterns in both sexes.
- No support for increased heart problems risk, potentially due to the younger age of the study sample.
- Further research on lifecourse drinking patterns is essential for a comprehensive understanding of alcohol-health relationships.
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