Association of Alcohol Consumption With Fat Deposition in a Community-Based Sample of Japanese Men: The Shiga Epidemiological Study of Subclinical Atherosclerosis (SESSA)

Background: Excessive alcohol intake has been shown to be associated with cardiovascular disease via metabolic pathways. However, the relationship between alcohol intake and obesity has not been fully elucidated. We aimed to examine the association of alcohol consumption with fat deposition and anth...

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Published in:Journal of epidemiology 2019-06, Vol.29 (6), p.205-212
Main Authors: Sumi, Masaki, Hisamatsu, Takashi, Fujiyoshi, Akira, Kadota, Aya, Miyagawa, Naoko, Kondo, Keiko, Kadowaki, Sayaka, Suzuki, Sentaro, Torii, Sayuki, Zaid, Maryam, Sato, Atsushi, Arima, Hisatomi, Terada, Tomohiro, Miura, Katsuyuki, Ueshima, Hirotsugu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Adipose tissue
alcohol consumption
Alcohol use
Alcoholic beverages
anthropometric obesity indice
Anthropometry
Arteriosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
Body mass
Body mass index
Body measurements
Body size
Cardiovascular diseases
Computed tomography
Deposition
Epidemiology
fat deposition
Heart diseases
Hip
Measurement methods
Metabolic pathways
Nutrition
Obesity
Original
Population studies
Regression analysis
visceral adipose tissue
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Summary:Background: Excessive alcohol intake has been shown to be associated with cardiovascular disease via metabolic pathways. However, the relationship between alcohol intake and obesity has not been fully elucidated. We aimed to examine the association of alcohol consumption with fat deposition and anthropometric measures. Methods: From 2006–2008, we conducted a cross-sectional study in a population-based sample of Japanese men aged 40 through 79 years. Areas of abdominal visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) were calculated using computed tomography imaging. Based on a questionnaire, we classified participants into five groups according to weekly alcohol consumption, excluding former drinkers: non-drinkers (0 g/week), 0.1–160.9, 161–321.9, 322–482.9, and ≥483 g/week. Multivariable linear regression was used to estimate adjusted means of obesity indices for each group. Results: We analyzed 998 men (mean age and body mass index [BMI], 63.8 years and 23.6 kg/m2, respectively). Higher weekly alcohol consumption was strongly and significantly associated with higher abdominal VAT area, percentage of VAT, and VAT-to-SAT ratio (all P for trend
ISSN:0917-5040
1349-9092
DOI:10.2188/jea.JE20170191