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ArticleEnvironmental health and preventive medicine2016

Relationships of alcohol dehydrogenase 1B (ADH1B) and aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) genotypes with alcohol sensitivity, drinking behavior and problem drinking in Japanese older men.

Marowa Hashimoto, Masutaka Watanabe, Yuji Uematsu, Sonomi Hattori, Nobuyuki Miyai, Miyoko Utsumi, Mayumi Oka, Mariko Hayashida, Kenji Kinoshita, Mikio Arita and 1 more

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Marowa HashimotoDepartment of Public Health, School of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan.
Masutaka WatanabeDepartment of Public Health, School of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan.
Yuji UematsuSchool of Health and Nursing Sciences, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan.
Sonomi HattoriSchool of Health and Nursing Sciences, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan.
Nobuyuki MiyaiSchool of Health and Nursing Sciences, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan.
Miyoko UtsumiSchool of Health and Nursing Sciences, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan.
Mayumi OkaSchool of Health and Nursing Sciences, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan.
Mariko HayashidaSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mukogawa Woman's University, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan.
Kenji KinoshitaSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mukogawa Woman's University, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan.
Mikio AritaSchool of Health and Nursing Sciences, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan.
Tatsuya TakeshitaDepartment of Public Health, School of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan. ttakeshi@wakayama-med.ac.jp.
Wakayama Medical University · JPMukogawa Women's University · JP

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Abstract

objectivesMany East Asians have the genetic polymorphisms rs1229984 in alcohol dehydrogenase 1B (ADH1B) and rs671 in aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2). Here we analyzed the relationships of the two genotypes with alcohol sensitivity, drinking behavior and problem drinking among older and younger men living in rural areas of Japan.

methodsThe subjects were 718 Japanese men aged 63.3 ± 10.8 (mean ± SD), categorized into the older (≥65 years, n = 357) and younger (<65 years, n = 361) groups. Facial flushing frequency, drinking behavior and positive CAGE results were compared among the genotypes using Bonferroni-corrected χ(2) test and a multivariate logistic regression analysis adjusting for age, BMI and lifestyle factors.

resultsThe frequency of 'always' facial flushing among the ADH1B*1/*2 carriers was significantly lower than that among the ADH1B*2/*2 carriers in the older group (P < 0.01). The alcohol consumption (unit/day) in the ADH1B*1/*2 carriers tended to be higher compared with that in the ADH1B*2/*2 carriers among the older group (P = 0.050). In the younger group, no significant differences in alcohol sensitivity and drinking habits were generally found among the ADH1B genotypes. The ADH1B*1/*1 genotype tended to be positively associated with problem drinking in the older group (P = 0.080) but not in the younger group. The ALDH2 genotypes consistently and strongly affected the alcohol sensitivity, drinking behavior and problem drinking in both the younger and older group.

conclusionsWe for the first time observed a significant difference in alcohol sensitivity between ADH1B*1/*2 and ADH1B*2/*2 in older men aged 65 and above.

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GenotypeAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAlcohol DehydrogenaseAlcohol DrinkingAlcoholismAldehyde Dehydrogenase, MitochondrialFaceHumansJapanMaleMiddle AgedPolymorphism, GeneticRural PopulationADH1B protein, humanAlcohol DehydrogenaseAldehyde Dehydrogenase, MitochondrialALDH2 protein, humanAgingAlcohol dehydrogenase 1BAlcohol sensitivityAldehyde dehydrogenase 2Problem drinking behavior

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PMID26825972
PMCPMC4823221
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