Relationship Between Alcohol Consumption and Prostatic Hyperplasia According to Facial Flushing After Drinking in Korean Men.
10.4082/kjfm.2017.38.2.93
- Author:
Hak Sun JANG
1
;
Jong Sung KIM
;
Sung Soo KIM
;
Jin Gyu JUNG
;
Seok Joon YOON
;
HyunJu YANG
;
Hyun Chul JOUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Family Medicine, Research Institute for Medical Sciences, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. jskim@cnuh.co.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Alcohols;
Flushing;
Prostatic Hyperplasia;
Risk
- MeSH:
Alcohol Drinking*;
Alcohols;
Body Mass Index;
Chungcheongnam-do;
Drinking*;
Flushing*;
Health Promotion;
Humans;
Hyperplasia;
Logistic Models;
Male;
Odds Ratio;
Prostate;
Prostatic Hyperplasia*;
Smoke;
Smoking;
Ultrasonography
- From:Korean Journal of Family Medicine
2017;38(2):93-98
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to examine whether facial flushing after drinking influences the relationship between alcohol consumption and prostatic hyperplasia among Korean men. METHODS: The subjects were 957 Korean men (180 non-drinkers, 389 with drinking-related facial flushing, 388 without facial flushing) in the 40–69 age group, who underwent prostate ultrasound at the health promotion center of Chungnam National University Hospital between 2008 and 2014. Alcohol consumption and alcohol-related facial flushing were assessed through a questionnaire. In terms of the amount consumed, 14 g of alcohol was considered a standard drink. With the non-drinker group as reference, logistic regression was used to analyze the relationship between weekly alcohol intake and prostatic hyperplasia in the flushing and non-flushing groups, with adjustment for confounding factors such as age, body mass index, smoking, and exercise patterns. RESULTS: Individuals aged 50–59 years who experienced drinking-related facial flushing had a significantly lower risk of prostatic hyperplasia than the non-drinker group, depending on alcohol consumption: ≤4 standard drinks (adjusted odds ratio [OR], 0.38; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.16 to 0.86); >4 ≤8 standard drinks (OR, 0.35; 95% CI, 0.13 to 0.95); >8 standard drinks (OR, 0.33; 95% CI, 0.13 to 0.84). However, no significant relationship was observed between the number of drinks consumed and the risk of prostate hyperplasia in the non-flushing group. CONCLUSION: The risk of prostatic hyperplasia appears to be reduced by alcohol consumption among Korean men aged 50–59 years who exhibit drinking-related facial flushing.
