The relationship between alcohol use and dementia in adults aged more than 60 years: a combined analysis of prospective, individual-participant data from 15 international studies.
Louise MewtonRachel VisontayNicholas HoyDarren M LipnickiMatthew SunderlandRichard B LiptonMaëlenn GuerchetKaren RitchieJenna NajarNikolaos ScarmeasKi-Woong KimSteffi Riedel HellerMartin van BoxtelErin JacobsenHenry BrodatyKaarin J AnsteyMary HaanMarcia ScazufcaElena LoboPerminder S Sachdevnull nullPublished in: Addiction (Abingdon, England) (2022)
Abstinence from alcohol appears to be associated with an increased risk for all-cause dementia. Among current drinkers, there appears to be no consistent evidence to suggest that the amount of alcohol consumed in later life is associated with dementia risk.