Prospective Associations Between Alcohol Consumption and Psychological Well-being in Midlife

Abstract Background: Alcohol consumption potentially influences psychological well-being in beneficial and harmful ways, but prospective studies on the association show mixed results. Our main purpose was to examine prospective associations between alcohol consumption and psychological well-being in middle-aged men and women. Methods: The study sample included 4,148 middle-aged individuals (80% men) from the Copenhagen Aging and Midlife Biobank who reported their alcohol consumption (average weekly consumption and frequency of binge drinking) at baseline in 2004 or 2006 and reported their psychological well-being (satisfaction with life and vitality) at follow-up in 2009–2011. Analyses were adjusted for sociodemographic factors, lifestyle, social relations, and morbidity.Results: For satisfaction with life at follow-up, lower scores were observed in men and women who were alcohol abstinent at baseline as well as in men with heavy alcohol consumption compared with moderate alcohol consumption at baseline. Moreover, men with moderate frequency of binge drinking (1–3 times/month) at baseline had higher satisfaction with life scores at follow-up than men with less and more frequent binge drinking. In relation to vitality at follow-up, alcohol abstinence at baseline in men and women and heavy alcohol consumption at baseline in men were associated with lower scores compared with moderate alcohol consumption. Conclusions: Alcohol abstinence seems to be prospectively associated with adverse psychological well-being in men and women, while heavy alcohol consumption seems to be prospectively associated with adverse psychological well-being in men. Finally, an inverse u-shaped prospective association between binge drinking and life satisfaction was observed in men.

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Abstract P002: Heavy Alcohol Consumption Increases the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation -Circulatory Risk in Communities Study(CIRCS)

Circulation ◽

10.1161/circ.127.suppl_12.ap002 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 127 (suppl_12) ◽

Author(s):

Fumihiko Sano ◽

Tetsuya Ohira ◽

Akihiko Kitamura ◽

Hironori Imano ◽

Renzhe Cui ◽

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Keyword(s):

Atrial Fibrillation ◽

Alcohol Consumption ◽

Medical History ◽

Moderate Alcohol Consumption ◽

Heavy Alcohol ◽

Ethanol Drinking ◽

Wide Range ◽

Detailed Medical History ◽

Heavy Alcohol Consumption

Background— Evidence on the relationship of a wide range of alcohol consumption with risk of incident atrial fibrillation has been limited. Methods— Between 1991 and 1995, 8602 Japanese men and women aged 30 to 80 years and free of clinical atrial fibrillation took part in the first examination of the Circulatory Risk in Communities Study(CIRCS)- a population based cohort study of cardiovascular risk factors, cardiovascular disease incidence, and their trends in Japanese communities. In the first examination, we checked a detailed medical history, physical examination, blood and urine examination, and electrocardiogram (ECG). An interviewer obtained histories in detail for weekly alcohol intake. In the follow-up period, incident atrial fibrillations were ascertained by annual ECG record and medical history of treatment of atrial fibrillation. ECGs were coded with the Minnesota Code by trained physician-epidemiologists. Differences in baseline characteristics between atrial fibrillation cases and controls were compared using Student t-tests or chi-squared tests. The hazard ratios (HRs) of incidence of atrial fibrillation and 95% confidence interval (CI) relative to the never-drinking group were calculated with adjustment for age and other potential confounding factors using the Cox proportional hazard model. Results— During an average follow-up of 6.4 years, 290 incident atrial fibrillation occurred. The higher incidence rate of atrial fibrillation was observed among participants with more than 69 g of ethanol drinking per week, compared with less than 69 g of ethanol drinking per week. On the other hand, light to moderate alcohol consumption was not associated with risk of atrial fibrillation. Compared with the never drinking group, the multivariable-adjusted HRs of past, light (<23 g), light moderate (23-46 g), moderate (46-69 g), and heavy (>69 g) drinking groups were 1.20 (95% CI, 0.61-2.35), 0.85 (95% CI, 0.57-1.27), 1.05 (95% CI, 0.63-1.75), 1.34 (95% CI, 0.78-2.32), and 2.92 (95% CI, 1.61-5.28), respectively. Conclusions— Heavy alcohol consumption was associated with the higher risk of atrial fibrillation, whereas there was no association of less than moderate alcohol consumption and atrial fibrillation.

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Alcohol Abstinence and the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Nationwide Population-Based Study

10.2337/figshare.13956677.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

You-jung Choi ◽

Kyung-Do Han ◽

Eue-Keun Choi ◽

Jin-Hyeung Jung ◽

So-Ryoung Lee ◽

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Keyword(s):

Diabetes Mellitus ◽

Atrial Fibrillation ◽

Alcohol Consumption ◽

Alcohol Intake ◽

Newly Diagnosed ◽

Heavy Alcohol ◽

Alcohol Abstinence ◽

Heavy Alcohol Consumption ◽

New Onset

Objectives: To investigate the effects of alcohol abstinence in preventing new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Research Design and Methods: A total of 1,112,682 patients newly diagnosed with T2DM between 2011–2014, were identified from the Korean National Health Insurance Service database. After excluding a previous history of AF, 175,100 subjects were included. The primary outcome was new-onset AF. Results: During a mean follow-up of 4.0 years, AF occurred in 4,174 patients. Heavy alcohol consumption (alcohol intake ≥40 g/day) before a T2DM diagnosis had a higher risk of AF (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 1.22, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.06–1.41) compared to no alcohol consumption. After a T2DM diagnosis, moderate-to-heavy alcohol consumption (alcohol intake ≥20 g/day) who abstained from alcohol had a lower risk of AF (aHR 0.81, 95% CI 0.68–0.97) than did constant drinkers. Alcohol abstinence showed consistent trends toward lower incident AF in all subgroups and was statistically significant in men (aHR 0.80, 95% CI 0.67–0.96), those aged >65 years (aHR 0.69, 95% CI 0.52–0.91), those with CHA2DS2-VASc score <3 points (aHR 0.71, 95% CI 0.59–0.86), non-insulin users (aHR 0.77, 95% CI 0.63–0.94), and body mass index < 25 mg/k2 (aHR 0.68, 95% CI 0.53–0.88). Conclusions: In patients with newly diagnosed T2DM, alcohol abstinence was associated with a low risk of AF development. Lifestyle modifications, such as alcohol abstinence, in patients newly diagnosed with T2DM should be recommended to reduce the risk of AF.

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Abstract P237: Moderate and Heavy Alcohol Consumption Are Associated With Decreased Systolic Function After 8 Years of Follow-up

Circulation ◽

10.1161/circ.137.suppl_1.p237 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 137 (suppl_1) ◽

Author(s):

Hanne Van Ballegooijen ◽

Petra J Elders ◽

Coen D Stehouwer ◽

Jacqueline M Dekker ◽

Joline Beulens

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Consumption ◽

Systolic Function ◽

Heavy Drinking ◽

Left Ventricular ◽

Volume Index ◽

Heavy Alcohol ◽

Heavy Drinkers ◽

Heavy Alcohol Consumption ◽

Excessive Alcohol

Introduction: Excessive alcohol consumption is an important risk factors for cardiovascular disease, however, the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. Hypothesis: We assessed the hypothesis whether alcohol consumption is prospectively associated with unfavorable measures of cardiac structure and function. Methods: We used data from the Hoorn Study, a population-based, prospective cohort study. Data on self-reported alcohol consumption were collected with a validated food frequency questionnaire in 2000/2001(baseline for the current analyses). Echocardiography was performed in 2000/2001 in 582 participants and in 2007/2009 in 339 participants. Participants were classified into 5 categories based on self-reported alcohol consumption (glasses per week): 0 (non-drinkers), 0- 3 (light-drinkers), ≥3-7 (light to moderate drinkers), ≥7-14 (moderate drinkers) and ≥14 (heavy drinkers). Light drinking was considered the reference group. We studied the association of alcohol consumption with echocardiographic measures after 8 years of follow-up using linear regression analyses, adjusting for potential confounders. Results: The mean age was 69.8±6.5 years and 50% was female. After 7.4±0.5 years follow-up, moderate and heavy alcohol consumption were associated with a decreased left ventricular ejection fraction of -5.1% (-8.7, -1.4) for moderate and -4.8% (-8.8, -0.8) for heavy drinkers (Table). Heavy drinking was also associated with a decrease in left atrial volume index: -3.9mL/m 2 (-7.6, -0.2). No longitudinal associations were found between alcohol consumption and left ventricular mass index. Conclusion: Both moderate and heavy drinking were associated with decreased systolic function after 8 years follow-up. The toxic effect of alcohol could lead to underfilling of the left atrium which could lead to lower systolic function. These findings may explain the increased cardiovascular risk among people with excessive alcohol use.

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A Dose-Response Meta-Analysis on the Association Between Alcohol Consumption and Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation

10.21203/rs.3.rs-89496/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Haifu Zhang ◽

Qinxia Zhang ◽

Dong Yang ◽

Zhao Xu ◽

Xingwei Zhang

Keyword(s):

Atrial Fibrillation ◽

Alcohol Consumption ◽

Dose Response ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Cochrane Library ◽

Response Curves ◽

Female Population ◽

Men And Women ◽

Heavy Alcohol ◽

Heavy Alcohol Consumption

Abstract Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most common arrhythmias in clinical practice. Alcohol consumption has been linked to the occurrence of AF.Methods: A comprehensive search of electronic databases (PubMed, Cochrane Library, OVID, Google scholar, and Web of Science) was performed. The search yielded a total of 1177 articles, and 12 cohort studies from the total were included in the meta-analysis. The effects of different doses of alcohol consumption on the risk of AF in men and women were compared using hierarchical analysis. Dose-response curves of alcohol consumption and risk of AF were plotted for the two groups according to sex.Results: The risk of AF increased with increased alcohol consumption in both men and women. In the male population, light-moderate alcohol consumption did not increase the risk of AF (HR: 1.07, 95%CI: 0.92-1.23, P=0.38), while heavy alcohol consumption significantly increased the risk of AF (HR: 1.38, 95%CI: 1.23-1.54, P<0.01). In the female population, the risk of AF was not significantly increased by either light-moderate or heavy alcohol consumption (light- moderate drink: HR: 1.00, 95%CI: 0.92-1.10, P=0.95; heavy drink: HR: 1.05, 95%CI: 0.90-1.23, P=0.55).Conclusions: In women, the risk of AF was not associated with any degree of alcohol consumption while high levels of alcohol consumption significantly increased the risk of AF in men.

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Follow-Up Data Improve the Estimation of the Prevalence of Heavy Alcohol Consumption

Alcohol and Alcoholism ◽

10.1093/alcalc/agy019 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 53 (5) ◽

pp. 586-596 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Juho Kopra ◽

Pia Mäkelä ◽

Hanna Tolonen ◽

Pekka Jousilahti ◽

Juha Karvanen

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Consumption ◽

Heavy Alcohol ◽

Heavy Alcohol Consumption

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Alcohol Abstinence and the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Nationwide Population-Based Study

10.2337/figshare.13956677 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

You-jung Choi ◽

Kyung-Do Han ◽

Eue-Keun Choi ◽

Jin-Hyeung Jung ◽

So-Ryoung Lee ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Diabetes Mellitus ◽

Atrial Fibrillation ◽

Alcohol Consumption ◽

Alcohol Intake ◽

Newly Diagnosed ◽

Heavy Alcohol ◽

Alcohol Abstinence ◽

Heavy Alcohol Consumption ◽

New Onset

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Gender-related incidence, risk factors exposure and survival rates of laryngeal cancers – the 10-years analysis of trends from one institution

Otolaryngologia Polska ◽

10.5604/01.3001.0013.1003 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 73 (3) ◽

pp. 6-10

Author(s):

Daniel Majszyk ◽

Antoni Bruzgielewicz ◽

Ewa Osuch-Wójcikiewicz ◽

Anna Rzepakowska ◽

Kazimierz Niemczyk

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Alcohol Consumption ◽

Laryngeal Cancer ◽

Survival Rates ◽

Female Ratio ◽

Men And Women ◽

Heavy Alcohol ◽

Key Words Laryngeal Cancer ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Heavy Alcohol Consumption

Objectives: The aim of the study was the analysis of the epidemiology of laryngeal cancer over 10 years in relation to known risk factors and to assess the current survival rates in this group of patients. Methods: The data were retrospectively collected from patients’ medical records, then entered in the database using dedicated software and a statistical analysis was performed. Results: 512 subjects - 443 men (86.5%) and 69 women (13.5%) were enrolled into the study. The male-to-female ratio was 6.4:1. There were 97.1% smoking women and 98% smoking men, however the history of more than 20 cigarettes per day smoking admitted 81.1 % of women and 94.6% of men. Heavy alcohol consumption was the case in 14 (20.3%) women and in 307 (69.3%) men. For both the size of heavy alcohol consumption and the size of excessive tobacco use, there was found statistically significant difference between women and men with laryngeal cancer (p<0.05). In the majority of male and female subjects, the tumour was located in the supraglottis/glottis area. Apparently this tumour location was much more common among women, accounting for 60.9% of cases , while in men was confirmed in 39.3% of cases. The stages of the laryngeal cancer were similarly of high advancement for both the men and women - stages III and IV were confirmed in 82.6% of women and in 77.6% of men. The over 5-year survival rate was 39.1% among women and 37.2% among men. Conclusions Contradictory to decreased exposure to risk factors and the shorter period for diagnosis, the higher stages of cancer were observed in women. Although in women the advancement was higher and the majority of cases were located in unfavourable supraglottic area, the survival rates were higher. Key words: laryngeal cancer, epidemiology, men and women, risk factors

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Does Alcohol Consumption Exacerbate the Mental Health Consequences of Interpersonal Violence?

Violence Against Women ◽

10.1177/1077801212442623 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

pp. 289-308 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Lauren M. Kaplan ◽

Terrence D. Hill ◽

Gini R. Mann-Deibert

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Psychological Distress ◽

Alcohol Consumption ◽

Longitudinal Data ◽

Interpersonal Violence ◽

Well Being ◽

Children And Families ◽

Health Consequences ◽

Heavy Alcohol ◽

Heavy Alcohol Consumption

Although studies show that interpersonal violence is associated with poorer mental health, few studies specify the conditions under which victimization can be more or less detrimental to psychological well-being. Building on previous research, the authors test whether the association between interpersonal violence and psychological distress is moderated by alcohol consumption. Our analysis of longitudinal data from the Welfare, Children, and Families project suggests that interpersonal violence is more strongly associated with psychological distress in the context of more frequent intoxication. Programs designed to treat the combination of victimization and heavy alcohol consumption may make unique contributions to the well-being of women.

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Binge Drinking, Mood and Psychological Well Being in University Students

10.26226/morressier.5a7070e7d462b80290b5666c ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Thomas Heffernan

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Binge Drinking ◽

Well Being ◽

Psychological Well Being

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Coronary deaths during Midsummer festival in Finland: miseries of long, light nights

European Journal of Epidemiology ◽

10.1007/s10654-021-00744-6 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Simo Näyhä

Keyword(s):

Coronary Heart Disease ◽

Heart Disease ◽

Alcohol Consumption ◽

Negative Binomial ◽

Negative Binomial Regression ◽

Adverse Consequence ◽

Heavy Alcohol ◽

Summer Peak ◽

Binomial Regression ◽

Heavy Alcohol Consumption

AbstractThis paper examines whether the anomalous summer peak in deaths from coronary heart disease (CHD) in Finland could be attributed to adverse effects of the Midsummer festival and alcohol consumption during the festival. Daily deaths from CHD and alcohol poisoning in Finland, 1961–2014, that occurred during the 7 days centering on Midsummer Day were analysed in relation to deaths during 14 to 4 days before and 4 to 14 after Midsummer Day. Daily counts of deaths from CHD among persons aged 35–64 years were regressed on days around the Midsummer period by negative binomial regression. Mortality from CHD was highest on Midsummer Day (RR 1.25 (95% confidence interval 1.12–1.31), one day after the peak in deaths from alcohol poisonings. RR for CHD on Midsummer Day was particulary high (RR = 1.43; 1.09–1.86) in the 2000s, 30% of deaths being attributable to that day. In conclusion, the anomalous and prominent summer peak in deaths from CHD in Finland is an adverse consequence of the Midsummer festival. The most likely underlying reason is heavy alcohol consumption during the festival period, especially on Midsummer Eve. In the 2000s, one third of deaths from CHD on Midsummer Day are preventable.

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