Wine Consumption in the Elderly
Authors: Luc Letenneur
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1993)

Letters15 February 1993Wine Consumption in the ElderlyLuc Letenneur, MD, Jean Francois Dartigues, MD, and Jean Marc Orgogozo, MDLuc Letenneur, MDSearch for more papers by this author, Jean Francois Dartigues, MDSearch for more papers by this author, and Jean Marc Orgogozo, MDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-118-4-199302150-00028 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Because alcohol consumption is known to cause dementia [1], we studied the relation between wine consumption and cognitive deficit in an area where wine drinking represents almost all the alcohol consumption by elderly persons.Data collected during baseline screening of the “Paquid” study, an evaluation of a cohort of 3777 community residents 65 years of age or older living in the area of Bordeaux, France, were analyzed. The general methodology of Paquid has been described [2].Patients were classified as nondrinkers if they drank no wine, as mild drinkers if they drank no more than 0.25 L/d, ...References1. Hill SY. Alcohol and brain damage: cause or association? Am J Public Health 1983; 73:487-9. Google Scholar2. Dartigues JF, Gagnon M, Letenneur L, Barberger-Gateau P, Commenges D, Evaldre M, et al. Principal lifetime occupation and cognitive impairment in a french elderly cohort (Paquid). Am J Epidemiol. 1992; 135:981-8. Google Scholar3. Folstein MF, Folstein SE, McHugh PR. “Mini-Mental State.” A practical method for grading the cognitive state of patients for the clinician. J Psychiatr Res. 1975; 12:189-98. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAlzheimer's disease as oligomeropathyInhibiting amyloid β-protein assembly: Size-activity relationships among grape seed-derived polyphenolsAnti-amyloidogenic effects of soybean isoflavones in vitro: Fluorescence spectroscopy demonstrating direct binding to Aβ monomers, oligomers and fibrilsAlcohol Consumption and CognitionLow-n oligomers as therapeutic targets of Alzheimer’s diseasePotential therapeutic agents against Alzheimer’s disease from natural sourcesEffects of Grape Seed-derived Polyphenols on Amyloid β-Protein Self-assembly and Cytotoxicity*Toxic dementiasIron dysregulation in Alzheimer's disease: Multimodal brain permeable iron chelating drugs, possessing neuroprotective-neurorescue and amyloid precursor protein-processing regulatory activities as therapeutic agentsNutritional Factors in DementiaAnti-amyloidogenic effects of antioxidants: Implications for the prevention and therapeutics of Alzheimer's diseasePhytocemicals in Foods and BeveragesAnti-amyloidogenic activity of tannic acid and its activity to destabilize Alzheimer's β-amyloid fibrils in vitroPotent anti-amyloidogenic and fibril-destabilizing effects of polyphenols in vitro: implications for the prevention and therapeutics of Alzheimer's diseaseAlcohol consumption and incidence of dementia in a community sample aged 75 years and olderThe health‐related effects of alcohol use in older persons: A systematic reviewLe vieillissement : de qui est-ce l'affaire ?Prospective Association of Smoking and Alcohol Use with Cognitive Function in an Elderly CohortDisability and cognitive impairment in the elderlyWine and health: a review and perspective 15 February 1993Volume 118, Issue 4Page: 317-318KeywordsAlcohol consumptionCognitive impairmentCohort studiesConfidence intervalsDementiaElderlyMini mental state examinationMultivariate analysisOdds ratioWine ePublished: 15 August 2000 Issue Published: 15 February 1993 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1993 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...