title: Longitudinal study of effects of alcohol use and/or personal exercise on high density lipoprotein cholesterol in aging humans.
abstract: Self-controlled alcohol use and/or personal physical exercise is generally believed to be advantageous in extending good health in aging humans. We investigated whether data collected over 31 years in the same subjects (369 men, 75 women) in our Longitudinal Aging Study of humans (1969-2000) showed strong relationship between alcohol and/or physical exercise with High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDLC). Women s HDLC interactions among age, diet, alcohol use and/or exercise were not found to be statistically significant in our study. Men, however, showed a strong positive statistical significance (p<or= 0.0001) among alcohol, personal physical exercise and HDLC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, USA. hallmh@health.missouri.edu
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Flynn
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Nolph
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Krause
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000097:blood*; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000097:blood*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000097:blood; D001823:Body Composition; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood*; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL