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Alcohol use patterns and cognitive impairment: A cross‐country comparison
Author(s) -
FunkWhite Makaya,
Moore Alison A.,
McEvoy Linda K.,
Bondi Mark W.,
Bergstrom Jaclyn,
Chen YenChing,
Chen JenHau,
Kaufmann Christopher N.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1002/alz.046074
Subject(s) - cognition , verbal fluency test , association (psychology) , cognitive impairment , alcohol , medicine , psychology , effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance , clinical psychology , neuropsychology , gerontology , psychiatry , biochemistry , chemistry , psychotherapist
Background Alcohol use is shown to be a risk and protective factor for cognitive impairment. Alcohol use patterns differ across cultures; it is possible inconsistent findings may be partially explained by different drinking patterns across countries. We analyzed datasets from international studies housed in the Global Alzheimer’s Association Interactive Network to examine the association between alcohol use and cognitive performance. Method We used baseline data from two countries: a) the United States (National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center Uniform Dataset; NACC), and b) Taiwan (Taiwan Initiative for Geriatric Epidemiological Research; TIGER), focusing on participants age 65+ years, not currently taking Alzheimer’s disease medications, and who had complete data for cognitive performance (NACC: N=4,443; TIGER: N=605). In both studies, participants self‐reported alcohol use and completed a cognitive battery. We characterized alcohol use patterns by recent use (yes vs. no), and frequency (never,