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Observational studyPsychological medicine2023

Positive personality traits moderate persistent high alcohol consumption, determined by polygenic risk in U.S. military veterans: results from a 10-year, population-based, observational cohort study.

Peter Na, Hang Zhou, Janitza L Montalvo-Ortiz, Brenda Cabrera-Mendoza, Ismene L Petrakis, John H Krystal, Renato Polimanti, Joel Gelernter, Robert H Pietrzak

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Peter NaVA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3895-7417
Hang ZhouVA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7694-6391
Janitza L Montalvo-OrtizVA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7657-8365
Brenda Cabrera-MendozaVA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4729-9997
Ismene L PetrakisVA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6894-5946
John H KrystalDepartment of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6952-1726
Renato PolimantiVA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0745-6046
Joel GelernterVA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4067-1859
Robert H PietrzakDepartment of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5561-6414
Yale University · US

Funding

CSRD VA IK1 CX002532CSRD VA IK2 CX002095U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 1IK1CX002532-01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundUnderstanding the interplay between psychosocial factors and polygenic risk scores (PRS) may help elucidate the biopsychosocial etiology of high alcohol consumption (HAC). This study examined the psychosocial moderators of HAC, determined by polygenic risk in a 10-year longitudinal study of US military veterans. We hypothesized that positive psychosocial traits (e.g. social support, personality traits, optimism, gratitude) may buffer risk of HAC in veterans with greater polygenic liability for alcohol consumption (AC).

methodsData were analyzed from 1323 European-American US veterans who participated in the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study, a 10-year, nationally representative longitudinal study of US military veterans. PRS reflecting genome-wide risk for AC (AUDIT-C) was derived from a Million Veteran Program genome-wide association study (

resultsAmong the total sample, 328 (weighted 24.8%) had persistent HAC, 131 (weighted 9.9%) had new-onset HAC, 44 (weighted 3.3%) had remitted HAC, and 820 (weighted 62.0%) had no/low AC over the 10-year study period. AUDIT-C PRS was positively associated with persistent HAC relative to no/low AC [relative risk ratio (RRR) = 1.43, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.23-1.67] and remitted HAC (RRR = 1.63, 95% CI = 1.07-2.50). Among veterans with higher AUDIT-C PRS, greater baseline levels of agreeableness and greater dispositional gratitude were inversely associated with persistent HAC.

conclusionsAUDIT-C PRS was prospectively associated with persistent HAC over a 10-year period, and agreeableness and dispositional gratitude moderated this association. Clinical interventions designed to target these modifiable psychological traits may help mitigate risk of persistent HAC in veterans with greater polygenic liability for persistent HAC.

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VeteransAlcohol DrinkingCohort StudiesGenetic Risk ScoreGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansLongitudinal StudiesPersonalityAlcoholalcohol consumptionAUDIT-Cepidemiologypolygenic riskveteran

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PMID37642191
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