Exhaled Nitric Oxide Levels Among Adults With Excessive Alcohol Consumption.

ABSTRACT:

Background

More than one-quarter of the US population qualify as excessive alcohol consumers. Alcohol use impacts several lung diseases, and heavy consumption has been associated with poor clinical outcomes. The fractional excretion of exhaled nitric oxide (Feno) has clinical implications in multiple airways diseases. We hypothesized that excessive alcohol intake is associated with lower Feno levels.

Methods

To test this hypothesis, we examined a sample consisting of 12,059 participants, aged 21 to 79 years, interviewed between 2007 and 2012 from the National Health and Examination Survey. Two valid Feno measurements that were reproducible were recorded. Alcohol questionnaire data were used to define the following alcohol groups: never drinkers, nonexcessive drinkers, excess

SUBMITTER: Afshar M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4980555 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature