Association of alcohol consumption and aortic calcification in healthy men aged 40-49 years for the ERA JUMP Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Several studies have reported a significant inverse association of light to moderate alcohol consumption with coronary heart disease (CHD). However, studies assessing the relationship between alcohol consumption and atherosclerosis have reported inconsistent results. The current study was conducted to determine the relationship between alcohol consumption and aortic calcification.

Methods

We addressed the research question using data from the population-based ERA-JUMP Study, comprising of 1006 healthy men aged 40-49 years, without clinical cardiovascular diseases, from four race/ethnicities: 301 Whites, 103 African American, 292 Japanese American, and 310 Japanese in Japan. Aortic calcification was assessed by electron-beam computed tomography and quantif

SUBMITTER: Mahajan H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5869702 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature