title: Association between alcohol intake amount and prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Korean rural male population.
abstract: Moderate alcohol consumption is known to be associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality. However, few studies reported that long-term alcohol drinking may increase the prevalence of central obesity, and cardiovascular disease. We examined the association between metabolic syndrome, nutritional factors and alcohol intake amount in Korean male rural population. We performed a cross-sectional analysis on data from Korean Rural Genomic Cohort (KRGC) study. We used multiple logistic regression analysis to estimate the adjusted odds ratio of metabolic syndrome according to alcohol intake amount categories (never, 0-16 g/day, 16-40 g/day, and >40 g/day). The age adjusted odds ratio for the prevalence of metabolic syndrome was significantly increased in the quartile with the highest alcohol consumption compared to the non-alcohol drinking group (1.33; C.I., 1.11-1.59). These results were similar in the high energy intake group, but not in the low energy intake group. Waist circumference, blood pressure, and serum triglyceride levels were significantly higher in the quartile with the highest alcohol consumption compared to the non-alcohol drinking group. These results suggest that large alcohol consumption is associated with metabolic syndrome and may be a modifiable risk factor of metabolic syndrome especially in subjects with high calorie intake.
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Mi Young
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Min Young
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Song Yi
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jae Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Bo Hwan
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jang Yel
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Young Goo
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Jin Ha
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Yun
authors.forename: So Yeon
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: Tae Yong
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sang Baek
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Koh
authors.forename: Choon Hee
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chung
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D044466:Asian People; D001794:Blood Pressure; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D056128:Obesity, Abdominal; D015995:Prevalence; D012424:Rural Population; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D055105:Waist Circumference
chemical_list: D014280:Triglycerides