TABLE 1.
Relationship between alcohol consumption and risk of dementia.
| References | Number of subjects | Pure alcohol equivalent (gram/day) |
Standard drink (1 drink = 14 gram pure alcohol/day) |
Risk of dementia |
| Ran et al., 2021 | 131777 (meta-analysis of 16 studies) |
11> | 0.8 drink> | ↓ |
| Xu et al., 2017 | 70150 (meta-analysis of 10 studies) |
12.5> | 0.9 drink> | ↓ |
| Lao et al., 2021 | 4244 (meta-analysis of 6 studies) |
27.5< | 2.0 drink< | ↑* |
| Jeon et al., 2023 | 3933382 (retrospective cohort study) |
30< | 2.1 drink< | ↑ |
| Xu et al., 2017 | 70150 (meta-analysis of 10 studies) |
38< | 2.7 drink< | ↑ |
>means “less than.” <means “more than.” Drink equivalents are rounded to the nearest 0.1.
*Increased risk of progression of dementia in patients with mild cognitive impairment.