M Rosell1, U De Faire, M-L Hellénius. 1. Division of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. magdalena.rosell@imm.ki.se
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To study how the intake of alcohol and the choice of wine, beer, and spirits is related to lifestyle factors and the metabolic syndrome in 60-y-old men and women. DESIGN: Cross-sectional population based study. SETTING: Stockholm County, Sweden. SUBJECTS: Sixty-year-old men and women (n=4232). RESULTS: Moderate intake of wine (10-30 g/day) was associated with a lifestyle characterized by being married, having a university education, being employed, being Swedish-born, having a good quality of life according to economy, leisure time and health, compared with a group with low alcohol intake. The opposite characteristics were seen among the non-drinkers. Drinkers of spirits were more often smokers and also reported higher intake of sausage and fried potatoes compared with a group with low alcohol intake. In women, the metabolic syndrome was significantly more common in non-drinkers (20%), P<0.05, and less common among wine drinkers (8%), P<0.01, compared with a group with low alcohol intake. After adjustments, a significant lower odds ratio for the metabolic syndrome were seen in wine drinkers in women (OR=0.60, P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Compared with low alcohol drinkers, moderate wine drinkers exhibited a more favorable pattern according to both lifestyle factors and metabolic parameters. The close link between alcohol drinking behaviour and lifestyle habits illustrate the complex relationship between alcohol and health.
OBJECTIVE: To study how the intake of alcohol and the choice of wine, beer, and spirits is related to lifestyle factors and the metabolic syndrome in 60-y-old men and women. DESIGN: Cross-sectional population based study. SETTING: Stockholm County, Sweden. SUBJECTS: Sixty-year-old men and women (n=4232). RESULTS: Moderate intake of wine (10-30 g/day) was associated with a lifestyle characterized by being married, having a university education, being employed, being Swedish-born, having a good quality of life according to economy, leisure time and health, compared with a group with low alcohol intake. The opposite characteristics were seen among the non-drinkers. Drinkers of spirits were more often smokers and also reported higher intake of sausage and fried potatoes compared with a group with low alcohol intake. In women, the metabolic syndrome was significantly more common in non-drinkers (20%), P<0.05, and less common among wine drinkers (8%), P<0.01, compared with a group with low alcohol intake. After adjustments, a significant lower odds ratio for the metabolic syndrome were seen in wine drinkers in women (OR=0.60, P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Compared with low alcohol drinkers, moderate wine drinkers exhibited a more favorable pattern according to both lifestyle factors and metabolic parameters. The close link between alcohol drinking behaviour and lifestyle habits illustrate the complex relationship between alcohol and health.
Authors: Young Hee Rho; Seong Jae Choi; Young Ho Lee; Jong Dae Ji; Kyung Mook Choi; Sei Hyun Baik; Seung-hie Chung; Chae-Gi Kim; Jung-Yoon Choe; Sung Won Lee; Won Tae Chung; Gwan Gyu Song Journal: J Korean Med Sci Date: 2005-12 Impact factor: 2.153
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