Relationship between Alcohol Consumption and Obesity according to Facial Flushing in Korean Males
10.7570/kjo.2015.24.4.206
- Author:
Won Yoon SUH
1
;
Sung Soo KIM
;
Jong Sung KIM
;
Seok Joon YOON
;
Sir Chae PAIK
;
Jun Seok YANG
Author Information
1. Department of Medicine, Chungnam National Univesity Graduate School, Daejeon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Alcohol;
Flushing;
Obesity
- MeSH:
Alcohol Drinking;
Body Mass Index;
Flushing;
Humans;
Male;
Obesity;
Obesity, Abdominal;
Waist Circumference
- From:Korean Journal of Obesity
2015;24(4):206-211
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: This study was performed to examine the relationship between alcohol consumption and obesity according to facial flushing in Korean males. METHODS: The 1,198 men in this study were divided into four groups according to the amount of alcohol they consumed: non-drinkers (ND), lower moderate drinkers (LM, < or =7 standard drinks per week), higher moderate drinkers (HM, 7 to 14 drinks per week), and heavy drinkers (HD, >14 drinks per week). They were also separated into two groups according to facial flushing: non-flushers and flushers. Obesity and abdominal obesity were defined as body mass index of 25 kg/m2 or higher and waist circumference of 90 cm or higher, respectively. RESULTS: In LM and HM groups without flushing, the risks of obesity and abdominal obesity were not significantly increased compared to those of non-drinkers. However, in the HD group without flushing, those risks were significantly increased [OR, 1.55; confidence interval (CI), 1.01 to 2.40, and OR 1.63; CI 1.02 to 2.58, respectively]. In the LM group with flushing, those risks were not significantly increased. However, in HM and HD groups with flushing, the risks of obesity and abdominal obesity were significantly increased (OR, 2.10; CI, 1.07 to 4.16, and OR, 2.06; CI, 1.05 to 4.06, respectively, in HM; and OR, 2.16; CI, 1.08 to 4.34, and OR, 2.50; CI, 1.26 to 4.98, respectively, in HD). CONCLUSION: This study suggests that the risk of obesity is increased in moderate flushing drinkers compared to non-drinkers and in heavy non-flushing drinkers.
