Abstract
There is substantial epidemiological data suggesting a J- or U-shaped association between alcohol consumption and coronary events. However, some studies in experimental animals suggest that alcohol may increase atherosclerosis. Therefore, our aim was to study whether alcohol consumption is associated with carotid intima-media thickness (IMT), marker of subclinical atherosclerosis, in young, healthy adults. Alcohol consumption, carotid IMT and conventional cardiovascular risk factors were investigated in 2074 subjects, aged 24-39 years. In subjects consuming none, >0 to <2, 2 to <4 or >or=4 units of alcohol per day, the respective carotid IMT values were 0.57+/-0.004, 0.59+/-0.003, 0.59+/-0.006, and 0.60+/-0.012 mm (mean+/-S.E.M., P<0.0001 for increasing IMT trend across alcohol consumption categories). This direct association between alcohol consumption and IMT was independent of age, sex and several cardiovascular risk factors, e.g. blood pressure, LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, BMI, smoking, CRP and insulin (P=0.008 in multivariable regression model). The frequencies of drinking wine or strong alcohol beverages (respective P-values 0.03 and 0.01 for increasing IMT trend across beverage consuming frequency) were directly co...Continue Reading
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