title: [Absence of a relationship between the prevalence of markers for hepatitis B virus and the moderate consumption of alcohol].
abstract: The prevalence of 3 serological markers of hepatitis B virus was studied in a sample population of 481 men between the ages of 40 and 60 examined in the course of a routine medical checkup, whose acknowledged intake of pure alcohol was under 120 g per day. No statistically significant relationship was found between the frequency of the markers (HBs antigen, anti-HBs and anti-HBc antibodies) and the level of acknowledged alcohol consumption. The frequencies of the major potential risk factors in hepatitis B virus infection were similar among patients claiming to drink less than 20 g per day and those claiming an intake of between 20 and 80 g daily. Finally, the activities of some of the plasma enzymes most frequent in hepatology increased in a statistically significant way with acknowledged consumption of alcohol--this, in the absence of any contact with hepatitis B virus. No relationship was shown between enzyme levels and the presence--or absence--of hepatitis B markers, whatever the acknowledged alcohol consumption.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006512:Hepatitis B Core Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens; D006512:Hepatitis B Core Antigens; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
vernacular_title: Absence de relation entre la prévalence des marquers du virus de l'hépatite B et la consommation modérée d'alcool.