TY - JOUR
T1 - Beer, wine consumption, and 10-year CVD incidence
T2 - the ATTICA study
AU - Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B.
AU - Kouli, Georgia-maria
AU - Magriplis, Emmanuela
AU - Kyrou, Ioannis
AU - Georgousopoulou, Ekavi N.
AU - Chrysohoou, Christina
AU - Tsigos, Constantine
AU - Tousoulis, Dimitrios
AU - Pitsavos, Christos
PY - 2019/7
Y1 - 2019/7
N2 - Background/objectives
Low/moderate alcohol consumption seems to be protective against cardiovascular disease (CVD). This study aimed to investigate the association of wine/beer consumption with the 10-year CVD incidence.
Subjects/methods
During 2001–2002, 3042 CVD-free adults consented to participate in the ATTICA study; of them 2583 completed the 10-year follow-up (85% participation rate), but precise information about fatal/nonfatal CVD incidence (myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, cardiac ischemia, heart failure, chronic arrhythmias, and stroke) was available in 2020 participants (overall retention rate 66%). Alcohol/ethanol intake and the alcoholic beverages consumed were assessed; participants were categorized into three groups (no use; ≤1 glass/week; >1 glass/week).
Results
Alcohol drinking was reported by 56% of the participants who did not develop a CVD event and 49% of those who had (p = 0.04); whereas ethanol intake was 14 ± 16 g among those who did not had an event vs. 21 ± 18 g among those who had a CVD event (p < 0.001). A strong inverse and similar association between low wine/beer intake (≤1 glass/week) and the risk of developing CVD was observed [HR: 0.40, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.17–0.98; and HR: 0.43, 95% CI: 0.20–0.93, respectively], as compared to abstention. No significant association was found in participants exceeding drinking 1 glass/week compared with abstainers. Compared to <2 g/day ethanol intake, participants who reported 2–10, 10–20, and >20 g/day had CVD-risk HRs (95% CI) of 0.60 (0.40–0.98), 1.22 (0.60–1.14), and 1.81 (0.70–4.61), respectively.
Conclusions
This study revealed similar results of low wine/beer consumption against CVD incidence, mainly due to its implication on low-grade chronic inflammation.
AB - Background/objectives
Low/moderate alcohol consumption seems to be protective against cardiovascular disease (CVD). This study aimed to investigate the association of wine/beer consumption with the 10-year CVD incidence.
Subjects/methods
During 2001–2002, 3042 CVD-free adults consented to participate in the ATTICA study; of them 2583 completed the 10-year follow-up (85% participation rate), but precise information about fatal/nonfatal CVD incidence (myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, cardiac ischemia, heart failure, chronic arrhythmias, and stroke) was available in 2020 participants (overall retention rate 66%). Alcohol/ethanol intake and the alcoholic beverages consumed were assessed; participants were categorized into three groups (no use; ≤1 glass/week; >1 glass/week).
Results
Alcohol drinking was reported by 56% of the participants who did not develop a CVD event and 49% of those who had (p = 0.04); whereas ethanol intake was 14 ± 16 g among those who did not had an event vs. 21 ± 18 g among those who had a CVD event (p < 0.001). A strong inverse and similar association between low wine/beer intake (≤1 glass/week) and the risk of developing CVD was observed [HR: 0.40, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.17–0.98; and HR: 0.43, 95% CI: 0.20–0.93, respectively], as compared to abstention. No significant association was found in participants exceeding drinking 1 glass/week compared with abstainers. Compared to <2 g/day ethanol intake, participants who reported 2–10, 10–20, and >20 g/day had CVD-risk HRs (95% CI) of 0.60 (0.40–0.98), 1.22 (0.60–1.14), and 1.81 (0.70–4.61), respectively.
Conclusions
This study revealed similar results of low wine/beer consumption against CVD incidence, mainly due to its implication on low-grade chronic inflammation.
UR - http://www.nature.com/articles/s41430-018-0296-6
U2 - 10.1038/s41430-018-0296-6
DO - 10.1038/s41430-018-0296-6
M3 - Article
SN - 0954-3007
VL - 73
SP - 1015
EP - 1023
JO - European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
JF - European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
ER -