Timing and Type of Alcohol Consumption and the Metabolic Syndrome - ELSA-Brasil.

ABSTRACT: The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome is rising worldwide. Its association with alcohol intake, a major lifestyle factor, is unclear, particularly with respect to the influence of drinking with as opposed to outside of meals. We investigated the associations of different aspects of alcohol consumption with the metabolic syndrome and its components. In cross-sectional analyses of 14,375 active or retired civil servants (aged 35-74 years) participating in the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil), we fitted logistic regression models to investigate interactions between the quantity of alcohol, the timing of its consumption with respect to meals, and the predominant beverage type in the association of alcohol consumption with the metabolic syndrome. In analyses adjuste

SUBMITTER: Vieira BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5028065 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature