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ArticlePloS one2021

Alcohol consumption and neurocognitive deficits in people with well-treated HIV in Switzerland.

Katharine E A Darling, Isabella Locatelli, Nadia Benghalem, Isaure Nadin, Alexandra Calmy, Klemens Gutbrod, Christoph Hauser, Peter Brugger, Barbara Hasse, Helen Kovari and 12 more

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Katharine E A DarlingInfectious Diseases Service, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-1449-3873
Isabella LocatelliDivision of Biostatistics and Quantitative Methods, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Nadia BenghalemInfectious Diseases Service, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Isaure NadinDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, Laboratory of Neuroimmunology, Research Centre of Clinical Neurosciences, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Alexandra CalmyHIV Unit, Infectious Diseases Division, Medicine Specialties Department, Geneva University Hospital, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Klemens GutbrodDivision of Cognitive and Restorative Neurology, Department of Neurology, Inselspital Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Christoph HauserDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Peter BruggerDepartment of Neuropsychology, Neurology Clinic, University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Barbara HasseDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, Universitätsspital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Helen KovariDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, Universitätsspital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Ursi KunzeMemory Clinic, Felix Platter Hospital, University Centre for Medicine of Aging, Basel, Switzerland.
Marcel StoeckleDivision of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Christophe FuxInfectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology Department, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland.
Stefania RossiNeuropsychology Unit, Lugano Regional Hospital, Lugano, Switzerland.
Caroline Di BenedettoInfectious Diseases Division, Lugano Regional Hospital, Lugano, Switzerland.
Severin FrühNeuropsychology Unit, Department of Neurology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Patrick SchmidInfectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology Division, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Philip E TarrUniversity Department of Medicine, Kantonsspital Bruderholz, University of Basel, Bruderholz, Switzerland.
Jean-Bernard DaeppenService of Addiction Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Renaud Du PasquierService of Neurology, Department of clinical neurosciences, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-2786-3434
Matthias CavassiniInfectious Diseases Service, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-0933-7833
NAMACO Study Group, Swiss HIV Cohort Study

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHazardous alcohol consumption and HIV infection increase the risk of neurocognitive impairment (NCI). We examined the association between alcohol consumption and specific neurocognitive domain function in people with HIV (PWH) taking modern antiretroviral therapy.

methodsThe Neurocognitive Assessment in the Metabolic and Aging Cohort (NAMACO) study is a prospective, longitudinal, multicentre and multilingual (French, German and Italian) study of patients aged ≥45 years old enrolled in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study (SHCS). Baseline data from 981 study participants were examined. Five neurocognitive domains were evaluated: motor skills, speed of information processing, attention/working memory, executive function and verbal episodic memory. NCI was examined as binary (presence/absence) and continuous (mean z-score) outcomes against Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test for Consumption (AUDIT-C) scores using logistic and linear regression models, respectively.

resultsMost participants (96.2%) had undetectable viral loads and 64% were aged >50 years old. Hazardous alcohol consumption was observed in 49.4% of participants and binge drinking in 4.2%. While alcohol consumption frequency and quantity were not associated with NCI, the practice of binge drinking was significantly associated with impaired motor skills and overall neurocognitive function in both binary (odds ratio, OR ≥2.0, P <0.05) and continuous (mean z-score difference -0.2 to -0.4, P ≤0.01) outcomes. A significant U-shaped distribution of AUDIT-C score was also observed for motor skills and overall neurocognitive function.

conclusionsIn this cohort of PWH with well-controlled HIV infection, NCI was associated with the practice of binge drinking rather than alcohol consumption frequency or quantity. Longitudinal analysis of alcohol consumption and NCI in this population is currently underway.

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AgedAlcohol DrinkingAnti-Retroviral AgentsFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansLogistic ModelsLongitudinal StudiesMaleMental ProcessesMiddle AgedNeurocognitive DisordersProspective StudiesSwitzerlandAnti-Retroviral Agents

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PMCPMC7924787

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