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KMID : 0381319910300030063
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Korean Journal of Occupational Health
1991 Volume.30 No. 3 p.63 ~ p.70
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A Study on Hepatotoxic Effects of Alcohol Drinking in Korean Adult Males
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Abstract
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To investigate the hepatotoxic effects of alcohol drinking in adult Korean males, relation-ship between drinking status and biochemical liver function tests (LFT) values were studied on 526 males who visited Inha University Hospital for MUltiphasic health screening during one year period from January 1, 1990 to December 31, 1990.
Major findings obtained from the study are as follows
1. Four major LFT values(SGOT, SGPT, ALP and r-GTP) were higher in drinkers than non-drinkers. The difference of r-GTP values was statistically significant.
2. The elevation of those LFT values were statistically significant when the subjects were in their 40s and younger. There were no consistent trends in differences of LFTs when the subjects were stratified with their social classes, smoking status, obesity level and HBs antigenicity.
In conclusion, this study confirmed the hepatotoxic effects of alcohol drinking in Korean adult males, and found that the ill-health effects of alcohol drinking was further evident in relatively young adults.
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