大量饮酒与SARS-Cov-2非感染率之间的正相关性
Ning-Hua Tong1, Pietro Salvatori2
1Department of Physics, Renmin University of China, Beijing, CHN.
Cureus
|June 12, 2023
概括
在中国的一项研究中,大量饮酒,特别是中国烈酒 (BaiJiu),与避免感染SARS-CoV-2的更高机会有关. 需要进一步的研究来证实这些发现,并指导在流行病期间使用乙醇.
科学领域:
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 酒精研究 酒精研究
背景情况:
- 在SARS-CoV-2大流行期间,毫无根据的说法表明,饮酒可以预防感染或疾病.
- 需要经验数据来研究酒精消费模式与SARS-CoV-2感染率之间的关系.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定大量饮酒者和不饮酒者是否经历了不同的SARS-CoV-2感染率.
- 探索饮酒频率与未被SARS-CoV-2感染的可能性之间的关联.
主要方法:
- 在中国,在211名使用社交媒体平台的参与者中进行了一项横截面调查.
- 参与者报告了他们的SARS-CoV-2感染状况和饮酒行为,特别是中国烈酒 (BaiJiu) 消费频率.
- 饮酒频率被分为:从来没有/偶尔,每周1-2次,每周3次以上.
主要成果:
- 这项研究包括211名参与者 (51.2%是男性,平均年龄为38.8岁).
- 较高频率的酒精消费 (3+次/周) 与较高比例的未感染个体 (38.6%) 相比偶尔饮酒者 (20.9%).
- 科克兰-阿米塔奇趋势测试表明,饮酒行为和感染状况之间存在统计学上显著的关系 (p=0.0209).
结论:
- 在研究的局限范围内,观察到酒精饮用习惯与避免感染SARS-CoV-2的可能性之间存在显著的关联.
- 这些发现表明,频繁饮酒对SARS-CoV-2有潜在的保护作用,需要进一步调查.
- 作者警告不要做出过早的结论,并强调需要严格的研究来指导在流行病背景下使用乙醇.
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