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Excessive Alcohol Consumption is Associated with Components of Metabolic Syndrome in Korean Adult Men
Author(s) -
Lee Junghyun,
Paek YunMi,
Choi Taein,
Kang MyungHee,
Park Yoo Kyoung
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.22.2_supplement.773
Subject(s) - medicine , metabolic syndrome , alcohol , alcohol consumption , blood pressure , cholesterol , cross sectional study , physiology , endocrinology , obesity , biology , biochemistry , pathology
Moderate alcohol consumption has been known to reduce cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality. Few studies have examined the association between alcohol consumption and the metabolic syndrome. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between alcohol consumption and the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and its components. A cross‐sectional study was performed on 776 male workers (43.74 ¡¾ 7.9 yrs). Metabolic syndrome was diagnosed by using the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) criteria. Food Frequency Questionnaire was performed to all the subjects to measure the amount of alcohol consumption. There were positive correlations between the amount of alcohol consumption systolic blood pressure (r2=0.17 p<0.001), visceral fat(r2=0.21, p<0.001),, triglycerides(r2=0.51, p<0.001), and negative correlation with HDL cholesterol levels(P<0.05). Fasting blood glucose was not associated with the amount of alcohol consumption. When the amount of alcohol consumption was divided into tertiles (~6.51g, 6.58g ~26.32g, 26.33g~), subjects in the highest tertile of alcohol consumption (>26.3g) had a higher association with metabolic syndrome (OR 2.29[95% CI: 1.51–3.49]) than the lowest tertile subjects. Amount of alcohol consumption has higher association with metabolic syndrome risk factors in excessive drinkers than in average drinkers.