Relationship Between Alcohol Intake and Lipid Accumulation Product in Middle-aged Men
Author(s) -
Ichiro Wakabayashi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
alcohol and alcoholism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.747
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1464-3502
pISSN - 0735-0414
DOI - 10.1093/alcalc/agt032
Subject(s) - alcohol , medicine , alcohol intake , diabetes mellitus , waist , ethanol , heavy drinking , body mass index , physiology , endocrinology , poison control , injury prevention , environmental health , chemistry , biochemistry , organic chemistry
Lipid accumulation product (LAP), defined as a product of waist circumference and triglycerides, has recently been proposed as a predictor of cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus. The purpose of this study was to determine whether and how LAP is associated with alcohol drinking.
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