title: [Association between alcohol consumption and cardiovascular risk factors: a narrative review].
abstract: Moderate alcohol consumption has been associated with lower coronary heart disease (CHD) risk. However, the impact of higher alcohol consumption on cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) is conflicting. We examined the association between alcohol consumption, CVRFs and the estimated 10-year CHD risk in the population-based CoLaus study in Lausanne, Switzerland. Among 5,769 participants without cardiovascular disease, 73% of the participants were alcohol drinkers; 16% consumed 14-34 drinks/week and 2% consumed > or = 35 drinks/week. This article shows the impact of high alcohol consumption on CVRFs and reviews the literature on the associations between alcohol consumption and CVRFs.
authors.affiliation: Institut de médecine sociale et préventive, Département universitaire de médecine et de santé communautaire, CARDIOMET, Université de Lausanne.
authors.forename: Maryline
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Foerster
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marques-Vidal
authors.forename: Gérard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Waeber
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vollenweider
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rodondi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000434:Alcoholic Beverages / Q000009:adverse effects; D001515:Beer / Q000009:adverse effects; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D033262:Narration; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D013557:Switzerland / Q000453:epidemiology; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D014920:Wine / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D014280:Triglycerides