Alcohol Consumption and Incident Kidney Disease: Results From the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective(s)

Moderate alcohol consumption has been found to be associated with lower risk of coronary heart disease and myocardial infarction, which share similar risk factors and pathophysiology with chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, there is inconsistent evidence on the association between alcohol consumption and CKD.

Design and methods

We conducted a prospective analysis of 12,692 participants aged 45-64 years from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. We categorized participants into 6 alcohol consumption categories: never drinkers, former drinkers, ≤1 drink per week, 2 to 7 drinks per week, 8 to 14 drinks per week, and ≥15 drinks per week based on food frequency questionnaire responses at visit 1 (1987-1989). Incident CKD was defined as estimated gl

SUBMITTER: Hu EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6728235 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature