(EA03-08-26) Alcohol Intake Trend and Patterns Among Adults With Cardiovascular Disease: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2016

Name of the scientific conference where the work was recently presented: Society for Epidemiologic Research Annual Meeting 2026

Date on which the work was previously presented at the scientific conference listed above: June 24 , 2026

Objectives: The aim of this study is to describe the trend in prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of alcohol consumption among adults with cardiovascular disease (CVD) in US.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 1999 to 2016, a population representative sample of US population. An alcohol use questionnaire was used to collect information about lifetime and current use (past 12 months) of alcohol among participants. Moderate drinking was defined as up to one drink per day for women and up to two drinks per day for men. while heavy drinking was defined as more than one drink per day for women and more than two drinks per day for men.

Results: In NHANES from 1999-2016, among adults with CVD, the percentages of moderate and heavy drinking increased from 47.3% to 57.2% and from 6.7% to 7.2%, respectively. Moderate and heavy drinking were associated with older age before 65 years, but inversely associated with age after 65 years. Adults with higher education and household income tended to be moderate drinkers, and current smokers tended to be heavy drinkers.

Conclusions: Most adults with CVD reported current alcohol use in the past 12 months. Our study suggested that cardiovascular care may require holistic risk screening strategies considering alcohol, tobacco and social context concurrently.

Funding Sources: None