Chronic Alcohol Abuse and High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol | Zendy

Barboriak Joseph J. | Zendy; Jacobson George R. | Zendy; Cushman Paul | Zendy; Herrington Roland E. | Zendy; Lipo Robert F. | Zendy; Daley Mark E. | Zendy; Anderson Alfred J. | Zendy

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Chronic Alcohol Abuse and High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol

Author(s) -

Barboriak Joseph J.,

Jacobson George R.,

Cushman Paul,

Herrington Roland E.,

Lipo Robert F.,

Daley Mark E.,

Anderson Alfred J.

Publication year - 1980

Publication title -

alcoholism: clinical and experimental research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.267

H-Index - 153

eISSN - 1530-0277

pISSN - 0145-6008

DOI - 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1980.tb04829.x

Subject(s) - abstinence , alcohol , alcohol abuse , medicine , high density lipoprotein , cholesterol , alcohol consumption , low density lipoprotein , endocrinology , gastroenterology , biology , psychiatry , biochemistry

The possible use of high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLC) as a marker of alcohol abuse was studied in 92 alcoholic patients entering an inpatient treatment program. The average HDLC levels of 68 male patients (66 ± 23 mg/dl) and 24 female patients (83 ± 18 mg/dl) were significantly higher than the values for the corresponding control groups of similar ages. Approximately 20% of the male patients had HDLC levels over the mean ± 2 SD over the control groups. Following 2 wk of alcohol abstinence. the HDLC levels decreased to the control range. HDLC, as a measure of alcohol abuse, may be especially useful in combination with determination of gamma glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT), since these two tests singly or in combination were elevated in 65% of the male and 85% of the female patients.

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