Alcohol consumption and latent fasting blood glucose trajectories among midlife women

An investigation examined the correlations between alcohol intake and trajectories of fasting blood glucose (FBG) among American women in midlife.
The analysis used data from the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN), a comprehensive longitudinal study centred on US women during their midlife transition. Researchers charted the FBG trajectories spanning from 1996 to 2005.
The cohort comprised 2,578 women in midlife, ranging in age from 42 to 52, each having a minimum of three subsequent FPG assessments. Two distinct FBG trajectories were identified: a low-stable pattern (n = 2,467) and a high-decreasing pattern (n = 111). Contrasted with the low-stable group, there was an inverse relationship between alcohol intake and the high-decreasing FBG trajectory in the fully adjusted model 3. The most pronounced reduction was evident in the highest tertile of daily servings of alcoholic beverages (OR: 0.23, 95% CI: 0.10-0.52), percentage of kilocalories sourced from alcoholic beverages (OR: 0.30, 95% CI: 0.16-0.58, p < 0.001), and daily caloric intake from alcoholic beverages (OR: 0.31, 95% CI: 0.16-0.62, ).
Moderate alcohol consumption may protect against high FPG trajectories in middle-aged women in a dose-response manner. Further research is needed to investigate this causality in midlife women, the researchers conclude.
Source: Wang X, Lin S, Wang X, Gao P, Chen J. Association between alcohol consumption and latent fasting blood glucose trajectories among midlife women. Front Public Health. 2024 Jan 24;12:1331954. doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1331954