Association between alcohol consumption and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus across different body mass index categories among Japanese workers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While evidence from Western countries links low-to-moderate alcohol consumption to a lower risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D), findings have been inconsistent in Asia. Since T2D in Asia involves both insulin resistance and deficient insulin secretion, both of which are differently affected by alcohol, we prospectively examined whether the association differs according to body mass index (BMI) categories among the Japanese.

Methods

Participants were 31,524 health checkup examinees (26,819 males and 4,705 females aged 20-64 years) who were free from diabetes at baseline. Self-reported data on alcohol use were used to estimate the average daily alcohol consumption at the baseline. Incident diabetes was identified at annual checkups during the follow-up period. A

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12237586 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature