Journal article
Effects of Alcohol- and Cigarette-Use Disorders on Global and Specific Measures of Cognition in Middle-Age Adults
Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs, Vol.71(2), pp.192-200
03/01/2010
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2010.71.192
PMID: 20230716
Abstract
Objective: This study examined the effects of alcohol- and tobacco-use disorders on global and specific cognitive abilities in middle age. Method: The sample consisted of 118 men and 169 women ranging in age from 31 to 60 years (M [SD] = 43.59 [6.58]). Lifetime diagnoses were determined from a semistructured interview. Information about current levels of alcohol and cigarette use was also collected. A comprehensive neurocognitive assessment measuring global cognition, memory, and executive-functioning abilities was administered. Baseline cognition was estimated from average composite scores of the Iowa Test of Basic Skills school-achievement tests administered from third through eighth grade. Repeated-measures analysis of variance was used. Covariates comprised baseline cognition, current depression symptoms, and medication use. Results: Lifetime alcohol- and tobacco-use disorders were not associated with cognition among men. Women having a diagnosis of tobacco dependence (according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition [DSM-IV]) performed less well on measures of global cognition and executive functioning. A lifetime diagnosis of DSM-IV alcohol abuse or dependence was associated with higher working memory among women only. Conclusions: These results demonstrate few negative effects of alcohol-use disorders on midlife cognition, especially if current consumption is light. Differential susceptibility to the effects of cigarette use on cognition was found with women showing greater deficits in visuospatial abilities, processing speed, and executive-functioning abilities. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 71, 192-200, 2010)
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Effects of Alcohol- and Cigarette-Use Disorders on Global and Specific Measures of Cognition in Middle-Age Adults
- Creators
- Kristin Caspers - University of IowaStephan Arndt - University of IowaRebecca Yucuis - University of IowaLowell McKirgan - University of IowaRuth Spinks - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs, Vol.71(2), pp.192-200
- DOI
- 10.15288/jsad.2010.71.192
- PMID
- 20230716
- ISSN
- 1937-1888
- eISSN
- 1938-4114
- Publisher
- Alcohol Res Documentation Inc Cent Alcohol Stud Rutgers Univ
- Number of pages
- 9
- Grant note
- R01 DA005821 / National Institute on Drug Abuse; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/01/2010
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Epidemiology; Biostatistics; Nursing; Injury Prevention Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9985132191002771
Metrics
1 Record Views