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. 2018 Apr 5;28(4):185–193. doi: 10.2188/jea.JE20160189

Table 4. Increase in serum lipid levels with an increase of alcohol intake by 10 g/day according to the combinations of ADH1B and ALDH2 genotypes in the main studya.

  Loge-triglycerides (mg/dL) Loge-HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)



n β (95% Cl) n β (95% Cl) n β (95% Cl)
Combinations of genotypes
ADH1B His/His + ALDH2 Glu/Glu 275 0.010 (−0.010 to 0.030) 275 0.023 (0.013–0.032) 270 −0.52 (−1.85 to 0.80)
  P for interaction     reference     reference     reference
ADH1B His/His + ALDH2 Glu/Lys or Lys/Lys 242 0.032 (0.0007–0.064) 242 0.020 (0.005–0.036) 238 −3.24 (−5.03 to −1.45)
  P for interaction     0.473     0.713     0.010
ADH1B His/Arg or Arg/Arg + ALDH2 Glu/Glu 207 −0.011 (−0.038 to 0.017) 207 0.028 (0.016–0.040) 200 −0.97 (−2.50 to 0.55)
  P for interaction     0.161     0.537     0.548
ADH1B His/Arg or Arg/Arg + ALDH2 Glu/Lys or Lys/Lys 165 −0.031 (−0.066 to 0.004) 165 0.020 (0.002–0.038) 164 −0.90 (−3.09 to 1.30)
  P for interaction     0.017     0.890     0.109

CI, confidence interval; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.

aDetermined by linear regression analysis adjusted for age, physical activity, body mass index, energy intake, study area, education, diabetes and smoking status as covariates.