Alcohol intake and risk of rosacea in US women

Abstract

Background The epidemiologic association between alcohol and rosacea is unclear and inconsistent based on prior cross-sectional or case-control studies. Objective We conducted a cohort study to determine the association between alcohol intake and the risk of incident rosacea. Methods A total of 82,737 women were included from the Nurses’ Health Study II (1991–2005). Information on alcohol intake was collected every four years during follow-up. Information on history of clinician-diagnosed rosacea and year of diagnosis was collected in 2005. Results Over 14 years of follow-up, we identified 4,945 incident cases of rosacea. Compared with never drinkers, increased alcohol intake was associated with a significantly elevated risk of incident rosacea (P for trend<0.0001). The multivariable-adjusted HRs (95% CIs) were 1.12 (95% CI 1.05–1.20) for alcohol intake of 1–4 g/day, and 1.53 (1.26–1.84) for ≥30 g/day. The associations remained consistent across categories of smoking status. Further examination of types of alcoholic beverage consumed revealed that white wine (P for trend <0.0001) and liquor intake (P for trend =0.0006) were significantly associated with higher risk of rosacea. Limitations This was an epidemiologic study without examination into etiologic mechanisms. Conclusions Alcohol intake was significantly associated with an increased risk of incident rosacea in women.

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“…Naldi et al 12 found that less carbohydrate and fatty food composition were beneficial to psoriatic patients. Abram et al 16 demonstrated that coffee intake and alcohol consumption were not related to rosacea, while in the surveys of Duman and Ersoy Evans 6 and Li et al 17 they found that alcohol consumption was more prevalent in rosacea patients. By contrast, the consumption of rice, coffee and fermented food were beneficial to patients with atopic dermatitis.…”

“…Previous researches were restricted to investigating limited dietary factors such as coffee and alcohol and their effects on the skin of patients with rosacea. Abram et al 16 demonstrated that coffee intake and alcohol consumption were not related to rosacea, while in the surveys of Duman and Ersoy Evans 6 and Li et al 17 they found that alcohol consumption was more prevalent in rosacea patients. Additionally, some of these studies were merely based on a small population.…”

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