Key result
Salivary α-amylase is sensitive to acute alcohol consumption and positively, but not statistically reliably, related to ascending limb stimulant subjective response.
Why the study?
The study examined the extent to which salivary alpha-amylase is a viable marker of alcohol-induced stimulation.
Is salivary α-amylase a viable marker of alcohol-induced stimulation?
Observational (n=448)
Is salivary α-amylase a viable marker of alcohol-induced stimulation?
Salivary α-amylase is sensitive to acute alcohol consumption but is not a statistically reliable marker of subjective stimulation.
α-Amylase may index alcohol-induced stimulation; leaves open validation before biomarker adoption in research or practice.
= 448), the present study examined the extent to which α-amylase is a viable marker of alcohol-induced stimulation. To test this, a measurement model was estimated in which baseline and ascending limb subjective stimulation latent variables were created using two validated measures of subjective response. Ascending self-reports of stimulation and levels of α-amylase were then regressed onto beverage conditions and allowed to correlate with each other. Findings indicated that α-amylase is sensitive to acute alcohol consumption and is positively, but not statistically reliably, related to the ascending limb stimulant SR. Future studies should consider including salivary α-amylase as a noninvasive physiological indicator of alcohol's stimulating effects. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).
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King et al. (2023) conducted an observational in Alcohol-induced stimulation (n=448). Acute alcohol consumption was evaluated on Correlation between salivary α-amylase and ascending limb stimulant subjective response. Salivary α-amylase is sensitive to acute alcohol consumption and positively, but not statistically reliably, related to ascending limb stimulant subjective response.
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