Alcohol and ideal cardiovascular health: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alcohol consumption is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD), with moderate drinkers having decreased CVD risk compared to non- and heavy drinkers. However, whether alcohol consumption is associated with ideal cardiovascular health (CVH), assessed by the American Heart Association's (AHA) Life's Simple 7 (LS7) metrics, and whether associations differ by sex, is uncertain.

Hypothesis

Heavy alcohol consumption is associated with worse CVH.

Methods

We explored associations between alcohol consumption and CVH in a multi-ethnic population including 6506 participants free of CVD, aged 45 to 84 years. Each LS7 metric was scored 0 to 2 points. Total score was categorized as inadequate (0-8), average (9-10) and optimal (11-14). Participants were classified as

SUBMITTER: Ogunmoroti O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6357768 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature