Alcohol consumption in relation to carotid subclinical atherosclerosis and its progression: results from a European longitudinal multicentre study
- Laguzzi F.
- Baldassarre D.
- Veglia F.
- Strawbridge R. J.
- Humphries S. E.
- Rauramaa R.
- Smit A. J.
- Giral P.
- Silveira A.
- Tremoli E.
- Hamsten A.
- de Faire U.
- Frumento P.
- Leander K.
- Sirtori C. R.
- Castelnuovo S.
- Amato M.
- Frigerio B.
- Ravani A.
- Sansaro D.
- Tedesco C.
- Coggi D.
- Bonomi A.
- Eriksson M. J.
- Cooper J.
- Acharya J.
- Huttunen K.
- Rauramaa E.
- Pekkarinen H.
- Penttila I. M.
- Torronen J.
- van Gessel A. I.
- van Roon A. M.
- Teune G. C.
- Kuipers W. D.
- Bruin M.
- Nicolai A.
- Haarsma-Jorritsma P.
- Mulder D. J.
- Bilo H. J. G.
- Smeets G. H.
- Beaudeux J. L.
- Kahn J. F.
- Carreau V.
- Kontush A.
- Karppi J.
- Nurmi T.
- Nyyssonen K.
- Salonen R.
- Tuomainen T. P.
- Tuomainen J.
- Kauhanen J.
- Vaudo G.
- Alaeddin A.
- Siepi D.
- Lupattelli G.
- Mannarino E.
DOIAbstract
Background/Aim: The association between alcohol consumption and subclinical atherosclerosis is still unclear. Using data from a European multicentre study, we assess subclinical atherosclerosis and its 30-month progression by carotid intima-media thickness (C-IMT) measurements, and correlate this information with self-reported data on alcohol consumption. Methods: Between 2002–2004, 1772 men and 1931 women aged 54–79 years with at least three risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) were recruited in Italy, France, Netherlands, Sweden, and Finland. Self-reported alcohol consumption, assessed at baseline, was categorized as follows: none (0 g/d), very-low (0 − 5 g/d), low (> 5 to ≤ 10 g/d), moderate (> 10 to ≤ ...
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