Alcohol use behaviors and risk of metabolic syndrome in South Korean middle-aged men

BMC Public Health

Research Article

Ju-Ryoung Moon¹  Su-Kyung Chu²  Jinhee Kim³  Kyungjoo Kim⁴ 

[1] Cardiac & Vascular Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea;Department of Nursing, Eulji University, Seoul, South Korea;National Evidence-based Healthcare Collaborating Agency, Seoul, South Korea;National Strategic Coordinating Center for Clinical Research, Seoul, South Korea;

关键词: Alcohol Consumption;    Waist Circumference;    Fast Plasma Glucose;    Moderate Alcohol Consumption;    Daily Alcohol Consumption;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-11-489

 received in 2011-01-24, accepted in 2011-06-22,  发布年份 2011

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundIt is thought that small volumes of alcohol may have positive effects on health. However, excessive drinking results in serious health problems. An accurate method to determine individual alcohol use behaviors are needed to assess objectively the extent to which drinking affects health. This study investigated the association between risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and alcohol use behaviors in middle-aged South Korean men using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test.MethodsThis study used data from the South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination (KNHANES) IV (2008), which extracted the standard survey household by using the proportional systematic sampling method. Data of 714 participants from KNHANES IV, 2008 were analyzed using Surveyfreq and Surveylogistic regression to investigate the association between MetS and alcohol use behaviors in middle-aged South Korean men.ResultsAfter adjustment for education, smoking, and physical activity, alcohol use behaviors were significantly associated with an increased risk of hypertension [odds ratio (OR) = 2.54, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.5-4.06 in the hazardous group; OR = 2.99, 95% CI = 1.84-4.92 in the problem group]; impaired fasting glucose (OR = 2.15, 95% CI = 1.16-3.99 in the hazardous group; OR = 2.48, 95% CI = 1.42-4.33 in the problem group); dyslipidemia (OR = 2.19, 95% CI = 1.38-3.47 in the problem group); abdominal obesity (OR = 1.93, 95% CI = 1.17-3.19 in the hazardous group; OR = 1.85, 95% CI = 1.17-2.92 in the problem group); and MetS (OR = 2.16, 95% CI = 1.24-3.77 in the hazardous group; OR = 2.54, 95% CI = 1.41-4.58 in problem group).ConclusionsThis study found that excessive alcohol use behaviors increased the risk of hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, abdominal obesity, and MetS. Considering the rising rate of alcohol consumption and heavy drinking at single sittings, a culture of less risky alcohol consumption must be established to promote health among middle-aged men.

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