The Effects of Low-Risk Drinking ON Neurocognition Among Older Persons Living with HIV as Compared to Those Without HIV.
CONCLUSIONS: In HIV- "low-risk" drinkers, intermediate levels of recent alcohol use were associated with better neurocognition, consistent with the inverted J-shaped association. The same non-linear effect of recent alcohol consumption on neurocognition was absent in PWH indicating there may be no beneficial or deleterious effects of low-risk alcohol consumption on neurocognition among PWH. Future research is warranted to examine associations between alcohol consumption and HIV-related biopsychosocial disadvantages that may supersede the neurocognitive benefits of alcohol.
PMID: 32449941 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research - Category: Addiction Authors: Kohli M, Paolillo EW, Saloner R, Umlauf A, Ellis R, Moore DJ Tags: Alcohol Clin Exp Res Source Type: research
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