Table 2.
Prevalence of the components of metabolic syndrome and obesity according to alcohol consumption.
| Variables | Nondrinkers | ≤7.0 g Per Day |
7.1 to 14.0 g Per Day |
14.1 to 28.0 g Per Day |
≥28.1 g Per Day |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ||||||
| WC | 23.28 (23.24–23.32) |
21.78 (21.73–21.82) |
24.26 (24.21–24.32) |
26.28 (26.23–26.34) |
29.32 (29.26–29.38) |
<0.0001 |
| BP | 43.8 (43.78–43.87) |
46.18 (46.13–46.23) |
51.33 (51.27–51.4) |
55.68 (55.62–55.74) |
59.38 (59.31–59.45) |
<0.0001 |
| FPG | 36.65 (36.6–36.69) |
37.99 (37.93–38.04) |
41.49 (41.43–41.55) |
45.34 (45.28–45.4) |
48.79 (48.72–48.85) |
<0.0001 |
| HDL-C | 31.11 (31.08–31.15) |
25.42 (25.38–25.47) |
24.42 (24.36–24.47) |
22.94 (22.89–23.00) |
21.81 (21.75–21.86) |
<0.0001 |
| TG | 40.45 (40.41–40.5) |
39.70 (39.65–39.76) |
44.05 (43.99–44.12) |
47.87 (47.81–47.93) |
51.17 (51.11–51.24) |
<0.0001 |
| MetS | 14.08 (14.05–14.11) |
13.05 (13.01–13.08) |
14.85 (14.81–14.9) |
16.35 (16.31–16.4) |
18.14 (18.1–18.19) |
<0.0001 |
| Obesity | 38.41 (38.36–38.45) |
37.35 (37.3–37.41) |
40.76 (40.69–40.82) |
43.24 (43.18–43.31) |
45.53 (45.46–45.6) |
<0.0001 |
| Women | ||||||
| WC | 18.46 (18.44–18.49) |
17.28 (17.24–17.33) |
20.64 (20.54–20.74) |
22.19 (22.06–22.32) |
23.73 (23.56–23.91) |
<0.0001 |
| BP | 35.38 (35.35–35.41) |
35.90 (35.85–35.96) |
41.48 (41.37–41.59) |
44.99 (44.84–45.13) |
47.75 (47.55–47.95) |
<0.0001 |
| FPG | 28.44 (28.41–28.47) |
28.84 (28.78–28.89) |
32.85 (32.74–32.97) |
35.28 (35.13–35.42) |
37.11 (36.90–37.31) |
<0.0001 |
| HDL-C | 38.39 (38.36–38.42) |
30.95 (30.89–31.01) |
29.49 (29.37–29.6) |
28.27 (28.12–28.42) |
27.90 (27.69–28.10) |
<0.0001 |
| TG | 30.18 (30.15–30.21) |
26.35 (26.29–26.40) |
29.57 (29.46–29.69) |
32.09 (31.94–32.23) |
35.02 (34.82–35.21) |
<0.0001 |
| MetS | 12.87 (12.85–12.89) |
11.49 (11.45–11.53) |
13.33 (13.25–13.42) |
14.02 (13.91–14.12) |
15.01 (14.86–15.15) |
<0.0001 |
| Obesity | 26.88 (26.85–26.91) |
24.99 (24.93–25.04) |
28.52 (28.41–28.64) |
29.84 (29.7–29.99) |
30.54 (30.34–30.74) |
<0.0001 |
p values were obtained by analysis of variance. Data are expressed as % (95% confidence interval). WC—waist circumference, BP—blood pressure, FPG—fasting plasma glucose, HDL-C—high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG—triglyceride, MetS—metabolic syndrome, obesity—BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2.