Moderate alcohol drinking is not associated with risk of depression in older adults

García-Esquinas, E. ; Ortolá, R. ; Galán, I. ; Soler-Vila, H. ; Laclaustra, M. ; Rodríguez-Artalejo, F.

Resumen: The scarce research on the effects of moderate alcohol consumption on mental health among older adults suggests a protective effect against depression. We prospectively examined the association between patterns of moderate alcohol consumption, depression and psychological distress, using information from 5, 299 community-dwelling older adults from the ELSA and Seniors-ENRICA cohorts. A Mediterranean drinking pattern (MDP) was defined as moderate alcohol intake (<40 g/day for men; <24 g/day for women) with a preference for wine and drinking only with meals. Depression was ascertained with the 10-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-10), a self-report of clinically-diagnosed depression, or being on anti-depressant medication (Seniors-ENRICA); and with the 8-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) (ELSA). Psychological distress was assessed with the General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12). Compared to never drinkers, moderate drinkers showed comparable scores on the ENRICA-GDS-10 (PRR (95%CI): 1.03 (0.84–1.26)), the ENRICA-GHQ-12 (0.88 (0.73–1.06)), the ELSA-CES-D (0.92 (0.79–1.06)) and the ELSA-GHQ-12 (0.75 (0.55–1.01). The MDP was not associated with the GDS-10 or GHQ-12 scores, or with clinically-diagnosed depression; however drinkers with a preference for wine showed an increased number of psychological distress symptoms (1.31 (1.03–1.66)). In conclusion, we found no consistent protective association between moderate alcohol consumption and depression in older adults.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-29985-4

Año: 2018

Publicado en: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 8, 1 (2018), 11512 [10 pp]
ISSN: 2045-2322

Factor impacto JCR: 4.011 (2018)

Categ. JCR: MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES rank: 14 / 69 = 0.203 (2018) - Q1 - T1

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 1.414 - Multidisciplinary (Q1)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/305483/EU/Utility of omic-based biomarkers in characterizing older individuals at risk for frailty, its progression to disability and general consequences to health and well-being - The FRAILOMIC Initiative/FRAILOMIC
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/635316/EU/Ageing Trajectories of Health: Longitudinal Opportunities and Synergies/ATHLOS
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/ISCIII/FIS/PI12-1166
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/ISCIII/FIS/PI16-00609
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MSCBS/Plan Nacional sobre Drogas 02-2014

Tipo y forma: Artículo (Versión definitiva)