TY - JOUR
T1 - Association of biological markers of alcohol consumption and self-reported drinking with hippocampal volume in a population-based sample of adults
AU - Naglich, Andrew
AU - Van Enkevort, Erin A
AU - Adinoff, Bryon H
AU - Brown, Edson S
N1 - Funding Information:
This material is based upon work supported by the Office of Academic Affiliations, Department of Veterans Affairs and resources and the use of facilities at the North Texas Veteran’s Affairs Healthcare System, Dallas, Texas. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the USA Government. Dr A.N. is employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs and reports no conflicts of interest. Dr E.V.E. reports no conflicts of interest. Dr B.A. reports no conflicts of interest. He has received funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Salary has been received from Taylor & Francis Inc. for services as Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. Honorarium has been received from the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry and John Peter Smith Hospital in Ft. Worth, TX within the past 36 months. Dr E.S. B. reports receipt of research grants from Forrest, and Otsuka, and an honorarium from Genentech within the past 36 months.
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PY - 2018/9/1
Y1 - 2018/9/1
N2 - Aims: The current study examined a large community cohort to understand relationships between indicators of alcohol consumption and hippocampal volume. Short summary: Alcohol use measures were not associated with hippocampal volume in a population-based sample. However, alcohol consumption was associated with hippocampal volume reduction in subsets of the sample including subjects aged ≥50 years old, and those with none to moderate levels of depressive symptoms. Methods: A total of 1848 adults with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and alcohol consumption data were included. Multiple linear regressions were performed with left or right hippocampal volume as dependent variables, and age, gender, race, education, body mass index, Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (QIDS-SR) scores, drinks per week (DPW), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), AST/ALT, γ-glutamyl transferase and mean corpuscular volume (MCV) as independent variables. Post hoc analyses were conducted to assess interactions of demographic factors and variables of interest (DPW, AST, ALT, AST/ALT, GGT and MCV). For statistically significant interactions, analyses were conducted in groups split by gender, depression (QIDS-SR scores ≥11 and <11) and age (≥50 and <50 years). Results: Average alcohol consumption in the population was low (μ = 2.95 ± 6.7 DPW). Alcohol consumption measures were not significantly associated with hippocampal volume in the primary analysis. Exploratory analyses revealed significant associations between DPW and right hippocampal volume in participants with QIDS-SR scores <11 (B = -3.75, P = 0.02, CI = -6.97, -0.52) and in those aged ≥50 years (B = -4.844, P = 0.023 CI = -9.023 to -0.664). AST/ALT was significantly associated with right (B = -93.66, P = 0.022, CI = -173.64 to -13.68) and left hippocampal volume (B = -109.79 P = 0.008, CI = -190.97 to -28.61) in participants aged ≥50 but not <50 years. Gender differences were not observed. Conclusions: The findings suggest a relationship between alcohol use indicators and right hippocampal volume in non-depressed and older adults.
AB - Aims: The current study examined a large community cohort to understand relationships between indicators of alcohol consumption and hippocampal volume. Short summary: Alcohol use measures were not associated with hippocampal volume in a population-based sample. However, alcohol consumption was associated with hippocampal volume reduction in subsets of the sample including subjects aged ≥50 years old, and those with none to moderate levels of depressive symptoms. Methods: A total of 1848 adults with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and alcohol consumption data were included. Multiple linear regressions were performed with left or right hippocampal volume as dependent variables, and age, gender, race, education, body mass index, Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (QIDS-SR) scores, drinks per week (DPW), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), AST/ALT, γ-glutamyl transferase and mean corpuscular volume (MCV) as independent variables. Post hoc analyses were conducted to assess interactions of demographic factors and variables of interest (DPW, AST, ALT, AST/ALT, GGT and MCV). For statistically significant interactions, analyses were conducted in groups split by gender, depression (QIDS-SR scores ≥11 and <11) and age (≥50 and <50 years). Results: Average alcohol consumption in the population was low (μ = 2.95 ± 6.7 DPW). Alcohol consumption measures were not significantly associated with hippocampal volume in the primary analysis. Exploratory analyses revealed significant associations between DPW and right hippocampal volume in participants with QIDS-SR scores <11 (B = -3.75, P = 0.02, CI = -6.97, -0.52) and in those aged ≥50 years (B = -4.844, P = 0.023 CI = -9.023 to -0.664). AST/ALT was significantly associated with right (B = -93.66, P = 0.022, CI = -173.64 to -13.68) and left hippocampal volume (B = -109.79 P = 0.008, CI = -190.97 to -28.61) in participants aged ≥50 but not <50 years. Gender differences were not observed. Conclusions: The findings suggest a relationship between alcohol use indicators and right hippocampal volume in non-depressed and older adults.
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U2 - 10.1093/alcalc/agy041
DO - 10.1093/alcalc/agy041
M3 - Article
C2 - 29931096
AN - SCOPUS:85055146140
SN - 0735-0414
VL - 53
SP - 539
EP - 547
JO - Alcohol and Alcoholism
JF - Alcohol and Alcoholism
IS - 5
ER -