Lipid Profiles After Changes in Alcohol Consumption Among Adults Undergoing Annual Checkups.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Despite growing criticism of alcohol consumption due to its overall health risks, it remains unknown how changes in alcohol consumption, particularly cessation, affect lipid profiles outside of intense interventions.

Objective

To clarify the association of alcohol initiation and cessation with subsequent changes in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C).

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study included individuals undergoing annual checkups at a center for preventive medicine in Tokyo, Japan, from October 2012 to October 2022. Individuals treated with lipid-lowering medications were excluded. Data were analyzed from May to December 2024.

Exposures

Alcohol initiation (vs remaining absta

SUBMITTER: Suzuki T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11904732 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature