Alcohol consumption and accelerated biological ageing in middle‐aged and older people: A longitudinal study from two cohorts.

Background and aims: The relationship between alcohol consumption and age‐related diseases is inconsistent. Biological age (BA) serves as both a precursor and a predictor of age‐related diseases; however, longitudinal associations between alcohol consumption and BA in middle‐aged and older people re...

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Published in:Addiction Vol. 119; pp. 1387 - 1400
Main Authors: Chen, Hongxiang, Yin, Jianzhong, Xiang, Yi, Zhang, Ning, Huang, Zitong, Zhang, Yuan, Tang, Dan, Wang, Ziyun, Baimayangji, Chen, Liling, Jiang, Xiaoman, Xiao, Xiong, Zhao, Xing
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell Aug2024 Supplement 1
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        atl: Alcohol consumption and accelerated biological ageing in middle‐aged and older people: A longitudinal study from two cohorts.
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          Chen, Hongxiang
          Yin, Jianzhong
          Xiang, Yi
          Zhang, Ning
          Huang, Zitong
          Zhang, Yuan
          Tang, Dan
          Wang, Ziyun
          Baimayangji
          Chen, Liling
          Jiang, Xiaoman
          Xiao, Xiong
          Zhao, Xing
        affil: West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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          Alcohol Drinking In Old Age
          Alcohol Drinking In Middle Age
          Aging
          Human
          Prospective Studies
          Drinking Behavior
          China
          United Kingdom
          Adult
          Middle Age
          Aged
          Biological Markers
          Questionnaires
          Funding Source
          Descriptive Statistics
          Confidence Intervals
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
          Aged: 65+ years
      ab: Background and aims: The relationship between alcohol consumption and age‐related diseases is inconsistent. Biological age (BA) serves as both a precursor and a predictor of age‐related diseases; however, longitudinal associations between alcohol consumption and BA in middle‐aged and older people remain unclear. We measured whether there was a longitudinal association between drinking frequency and pure alcohol intake with BA among middle‐aged and older people. Design and setting and participants: This study involved two prospective cohort studies, set in Southwestern China and the United Kingdom. A total of 8046 participants from the China Multi‐Ethnic Cohort study (CMEC) and 5412 participants from the UK Biobank (UKB), aged 30–79 years, took part, with complete data from two waves of clinical biomarkers. Measurements: BA was calculated by the Klemera Doubal's method. Accelerated BA equalled BA minus chronological age. Drinking frequency and pure alcohol intake were obtained through self‐reported questionnaires. Drinking frequency in the past year was classified as current non‐drinking, occasional (monthly drinking) and regular (weekly drinking). Findings: Compared with consistent current non‐drinkers, more frequent drinkers [CMEC: β = 0.46, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.13–0.80; UKB: β = 0.65, 95% CI = 0.01–1.29)], less frequent drinkers (CMEC: β = 0.62, 95% CI = 0.37–0.87; UKB: β = 0.54, 95% CI = −0.01–1.09), consistent occasional drinkers (CMEC: β = 0.51, 95% CI = 0.23–0.79; UKB: β = 0.63, 95% CI = 0.13–1.13) and consistent regular drinkers (CMEC: β = 0.56, 95% CI = 0.17–0.95; UKB: β = 0.46, 95% CI = 0.00–0.91) exhibited increased accelerated BA. A non‐linear relationship between pure alcohol intake and accelerated BA was observed among consistent regular drinkers. Conclusions: In middle‐aged and older people, any change in drinking frequency and any amount of pure alcohol intake seem to be positively associated with acceleration of biological ageing, compared with maintaining abstinence.
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