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KMID : 0384320120330040211
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Korean Journal of Family Medicine
2012 Volume.33 No. 4 p.211 ~ p.218
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Relationship between Alcohol Consumption and Metabolic Syndrome according to Facial Flushing in Korean Males
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Kim Min-Yeong
Kim Sung-Soo
Kim Jong-Sung
Jung Jin-Gyu
Kwon Bo-Ra
Ryou Young-Il
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Abstract
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Background: The aim of the present study is to evaluate the risk of metabolic syndrome (MS) according to alcohol consumption for those subjects showing facial fl ushing, as well as the absence of facial fl ushing.
Methods: One thousand two hundred and one males were recruited in the health promotion center of a university hospital. Evaluation of alcohol consumption and facial fl ushing was assessed via questionnaires and interviews. The criteria for MS were defined according to the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III criteria with a modifi ed waist circumference cutoff value (men ≥ 90 cm) for Korean subjects. Subjects were divided into three groups according to the amount of alcohol they consume: nondrinkers, moderate drinkers (≤14 standard drinks per week), and heavy drinkers (>14 standard drinks per week). They were also separated into two groups according to facial fl ushing: non-fl ushers (no occurrence) and fl ushers (steady occurrence). Factors related to MS were assessed by logistic regression analysis.
Results: In non-flushing moderate drinkers, the risk of MS did not significantly increase compared to non-drinkers. However in fl ushing moderate drinkers, there was signifi cant increase (odds ratio [OR], 1.81; confi dence interval [CI], 1.08 to 3.06) compared to non-drinkers. In non-fl ushing and fl ushing heavy drinkers, signifi cant increase (OR, 2.23; CI, 1.23 to 4.04; OR, 2.90; CI, 1.25 to 6.73, respectively) was evident compared to non-drinkers.
Conclusion: Non-fl ushing moderate drinkers did not show an increased risk of metabolic syndrome compared to the nondrinkers, but fl ushing moderate drinkers showed an increased risk of metabolic syndrome compared to non-drinkers.
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KEYWORD
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Flushing, Alcohol, Metabolic Syndrome
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