Table 3.
Prevalence of the Individual Components of the Metabolic Syndrome Across Categories of Alcohol Consumption
| Alcohol consumption (drinks/week) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Never drinkers (N = 3139) | Former drinkers (N = 5230) | Occasional drinkers (N = 2633) | Low drinker (N = 2834) | Moderate drinker (N = 1270) | Heavy drinker (N = 799) | Pa | |
| Central obesityb | 2124 (61.5) | 3425 (59.5) | 1656 (57.7) | 1378 (44.4) | 637 (43.6) | 402 (51.2) | <0.0001 |
| High triglyceridec | 1023 (29.6) | 1665 (28.3) | 758 (26.9) | 884 (29.0) | 427 (29.9) | 248 (30.3) | 0.58 |
| Low HDLd | 1593 (49.8) | 2622 (51.0) | 1200 (45.8) | 1106 (39.5) | 441 (35.1) | 268 (37.5) | <0.0001 |
| High blood pressuree | 1352 (37.1) | 2083 (33.5) | 897 (28.5) | 936 (28.3) | 460 (27.8) | 335 (35.1) | <0.0001 |
| High fasting glucosef | 1156 (32.9) | 2022 (33.4) | 857 (28.7) | 986 (31.5) | 412 (27.5) | 298 (31.7) | 0.02 |
a
Chi-squared analyses comparing nondrinkers to alcohol consumption categories.
b
Defined as a waist circumference ≥102 cm (men) or ≥88 cm (women).
c
Defined as serum triglycerides ≥150 mg/dL.
d
Defined as ≤40 mg/dL (men) or ≤50 mg/dL (women).
e
Defined as systolic blood pressure ≥130 mm Hg, a diastolic blood pressure ≥85 mm Hg, or current use of medication for hypertension.
f
Defined as ≥100 mg/dL or current use of medication for diabetes.
HDL, high-density lipoprotein.