Alcohol drinking patterns have a positive association with cognitive function among older people: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The relationship between moderate alcohol drinking or other alcohol drinking patterns such as frequency, beverage type, and situation of drinking and cognitive function is not sufficiently clear in older people. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between alcohol drinking patterns and cognitive function in community-dwelling Japanese people aged 75 and over.

Methods

This study was a cross-sectional design based on a prospective cohort study called the SONIC study. Subjects were older people aged 75-77 or 85-87 who voluntarily participated in 2016-2017. Drinking information was collected for daily drinking frequency, daily drinking intake, beverage type, and non-daily drinking opportunity. Cognitive function was measured using the Japanese

SUBMITTER: Akagi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8883620 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature