Adolescent wine consumption is inversely associated with long-term weight gain: results from follow-up of 20 or 22 years

Pratiksha Poudel, Kamila Ismailova, Lars Bo Andersen, Sofus C Larsen, Berit L Heitmann, Pratiksha Poudel, Kamila Ismailova, Lars Bo Andersen, Sofus C Larsen, Berit L Heitmann

Abstract

Background: Several studies have suggested a link between the type of alcoholic beverage consumption and body weight. However, results from longitudinal studies have been inconsistent, and the association between adolescent alcohol consumption long-term weight gain has generally not been examined.

Methods: The study was based on data from 720 Danish adolescents aged between 15 to 19 years at baseline from the Danish Youth and Sports Study (YSS). Self-reported alcohol use, height, weight, smoking, social economic status (SES) and physical activity levels were assessed in baseline surveys conducted in 1983 and 1985, and in the follow up survey which was conducted in 2005. Multiple linear regression analyses were used to examine the association between alcohol consumption in adolescence and subsequent weight gain later in midlife.

Results: There was no significant association between total alcohol consumption during adolescence and change in BMI into midlife (P = 0.079) (β - 0.14; 95% CI -0.28, 0.005). Wine consumption was found to be inversely associated to subsequent BMI gain (P = 0.001) (β - 0.46; 95% CI -0.82, - 0.09) while the results were not significant for beer and spirit. The relationship did not differ by gender, but smoking status was found to modify the relationship, and the inverse association between alcohol and BMI gain was seen only among non-smokers (P = 0.01) (β - 0.24; 95% CI -0.41, - 0.06) while no association was found among smokers. Neither adolescent nor attained socioeconomic status in adulthood modified the relationship between alcohol intake and subsequent BMI gain.

Conclusion: Among non-smoking adolescents, consumption of alcohol, and in particular wine, seems to be associated with less weight gain until midlife.

Trial registration: The YSS cohort was retrospectively registered on August 2017. (Study ID number: NCT03244150 ).

Keywords: Adolescence; Alcohol; And weight gain; Body mass index; Obesity.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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Participant flowchart from baseline to follow-up

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