Alcohol Use and Diabetes Mellitus
Authors: Andrea A. Howard, Julia H. Arnsten, Marc N. Gourevitch
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2004)

Letters7 September 2004Alcohol Use and Diabetes MellitusAndrea A. Howard, MD, MS, Julia H. Arnsten, MD, MPH, and Marc N. Gourevitch, MD, MPHAndrea A. Howard, MD, MSFrom Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10467, and New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016.Search for more papers by this author, Julia H. Arnsten, MD, MPHFrom Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10467, and New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016.Search for more papers by this author, and Marc N. Gourevitch, MD, MPHFrom Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10467, and New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-141-5-200409070-00028 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:Sone and colleagues report a lack of association between baseline alcohol consumption and CHD incidence among a cohort of Japanese patients with diabetes. These preliminary findings may suggest that racial or ethnic differences are playing an unmeasured role in CHD incidence. However, because nearly half of Sone and colleagues' patients were randomly assigned to a lifestyle modification program that included abstinence from alcohol (1), it is difficult to have confidence in their conclusions without data on alcohol consumption during follow-up.Drs. Mascitelli and Pezzetta correctly point out that we did not discuss anti-inflammatory effects of alcohol as a ...References1. Sone H, Katagiri A, Ishibashi S, Abe R, Saito Y, Murase T, et al . Effects of lifestyle modifications on patients with type 2 diabetes: the Japan Diabetes Complications Study (JDCS) study design, baseline analysis and three year-interim report. Horm Metab Res. 2002;34:509-15. [PMID: 12384828] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Pradhan AD, Ridker PM. Do atherosclerosis and type 2 diabetes share a common inflammatory basis? [Editorial]. Eur Heart J. 2002;23:831-4. [PMID: 12042000] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Woodward M, Rumley A, Lowe GD, Tunstall-Pedoe H. C-reactive protein: associations with haematological variables, cardiovascular risk factors and prevalent cardiovascular disease. Br J Haematol. 2003;122:135-41. [PMID: 12823355] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10467, and New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoEffect of Alcohol Consumption on Diabetes Mellitus Andrea A. Howard , Julia H. Arnsten , and Marc N. Gourevitch Alcohol Use and Diabetes Mellitus Hirohito Sone , Nobuhiro Yamada , Sachiko Mizuno , Rei Aida , and Yasuo Ohashi Alcohol Use and Diabetes Mellitus Luca Mascitelli and Francesca Pezzetta Metrics 7 September 2004Volume 141, Issue 5Page: 409KeywordsAlcohol consumptionAlcoholsCardiovascular diseasesCongenital heart diseaseDiabetes mellitusInflammationInsulin resistanceMedical risk factorsPathogenesisType 2 diabetes ePublished: 7 September 2004 Issue Published: 7 September 2004 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2004 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...