Hu, Yaoyue;
Korhonen, Kaarina;
Li, Peng;
Bobak, Martin;
Martikainen, Pekka;
Bijlsma, Maarten J;
(2023)
Association Between Alcohol Use Disorders and Dementia in 262,703 Dementia-free Finnish Adults: Is Cardiovascular Disease a Mediator?
The Journals of Gerontology: Series A
, 78
(6)
pp. 1045-1052.
10.1093/gerona/glac252.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: The possible mediating role of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the relationship between alcohol use disorders (AUD) and the risk of early- (<age 65) and late-onset (≥age 65) dementia lacks formal investigation. METHODS: Using linked Finnish national register data, a population-based cohort study of 262,703 dementia-free Finnish men and women aged 40+ at baseline (December 31, 1999) was established. AUD and CVD in 1988-2014, and incident dementia in 2000-2014 were identified from Finnish Hospital Discharge Register and/or Drug Reimbursement Register. Causal association and mediation were assessed using mediational g-formula. RESULTS: AUD was associated with a substantial increase in the risk of early-onset dementia in both men (hazard ratio: 5.67, 95% confidence interval: 4.37-7.46) and women (6.13, 4.20-8.94) after adjustments for confounding; but the elevated risk for late-onset dementia was smaller (men: 2.01, 1.80-2.25; women: 2.03, 1.71-2.40). Mediational g-formula results showed that these associations were causal in men with no mediation by CVD as virtually identical total effect of AUD (early-onset: 5.26, 3.48-7.48; late-onset: 2.01, 1.41-2.87) and direct effect of AUD (early-onset: 5.24, 3.38-7.64; late-onset: 2.19, 1.61-2.96) were found with no indirect effect via CVD. In women, the results were similar for late-onset dementia (total effect: 2.80, 1.70-4.31; direct effect: 2.92, 1.86-4.62) but underpowered for early-onset dementia. CONCLUSIONS: AUD increased dementia risk, particularly the risk of early-onset dementia. This elevated risk of dementia associated with AUD was not mediated by CVD. Clinicians should consider the increased risk of dementia in management of middle-aged and older adults with a history and/or current AUD.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Association Between Alcohol Use Disorders and Dementia in 262,703 Dementia-free Finnish Adults: Is Cardiovascular Disease a Mediator? |
| Location: | United States |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1093/gerona/glac252 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glac252 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Alcohol use disorders, cardiovascular disease, causal mediation, dementia, g-formula |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Epidemiology and Public Health |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10162150 |
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