ArticleNeurology2015
Alcohol consumption, drinking patterns, and cognitive function in older Eastern European adults.
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- Iso-α-Acids, the Bitter Components of Beer, Suppress Microglial Inflammation in rTg4510 Tauopathy.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018Article
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- Structural social relations and cognitive ageing trajectories: evidence from the Whitehall II cohort study.International journal of epidemiology · 2018Article
- Migration and cognitive function: a conceptual framework for Global Health Research.Global health research and policy · 2018Review
- Iso-α-acids, Bitter Components of Beer, Prevent Inflammation and Cognitive Decline Induced in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease.The Journal of biological chemistry · 2017Article
- Association between alcohol drinking behaviour and cognitive function: results from a nationwide longitudinal study of South Korea.BMJ open · 2016Article
- Serum folate, vitamin B-12 and cognitive function in middle and older age: The HAPIEE study.Experimental gerontology · 2016Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate associations of frequency, quantity, binge, and problem drinking with cognitive function in older Eastern European adults.
methodsThe investigation included 14,575 participants, aged 47 to 78 years at cognitive assessment in 2006-2008 from Novosibirsk (Russia), Krakow (Poland), and 6 Czech towns participating in the HAPIEE (Health, Alcohol, and Psychosocial Factors in Eastern Europe) prospective cohort study. Average response rates were 59% at baseline (2002-2005) and 63% in 2006-2008. Alcohol consumption was assessed at baseline and in 2006-2008. Cognitive tests included immediate and delayed word recall, semantic fluency (animal naming), and letter cancellation. Associations between alcohol indices and cognitive scores were analyzed cross-sectionally (all measures from 2006 to 2008) and prospectively (alcohol and covariates from 2002 to 2005 and cognition from 2006 to 2008).
resultsIn cross-sectional analyses, nondrinkers had lower cognitive scores and female moderate drinkers had better cognitive performance than light drinkers. Heavy, binge, and problem drinking were not consistently associated with cognitive function. Few associations were replicated in prospective analyses. Participants who stopped drinking during follow-up had worse cognition than stable drinkers; in men, regression coefficients (95% confidence interval) ranged from -0.26 (-0.36, -0.16) for immediate recall to -0.14 (-0.24, -0.04) for fluency.
conclusionRegular and episodic heavy drinking were not consistently associated with cognitive function. Worse cognition in participants who stopped drinking during follow-up suggests that inclusion of less healthy ex-drinkers may partly explain poorer cognition in nondrinkers.
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