TY - JOUR
T1 - The relation between drinking pattern and body mass index and waist and hip circumference
AU - Tolstrup, J S
AU - Heitmann, B L
AU - Tjønneland, A M
AU - Overvad, O K
AU - Sørensen, T I A
AU - Grønbaek, M N
PY - 2005/5
Y1 - 2005/5
N2 - OBJECTIVES: To study the association between alcohol drinking pattern and obesity.DESIGN: Cross-sectional population study with assessment of quantity and frequency of alcohol intake, waist and hip circumference, height, weight, and lifestyle factors including diet.SUBJECTS: In all, 25 325 men and 24 552 women aged 50-65 y from the Diet, Cancer and Health Study, Denmark, 1993-1997 participated in the study.MEASUREMENTS: Drinking frequency, total alcohol intake, body mass index (BMI), and waist and hip circumference.RESULTS: Among men, total alcohol intake was positively associated with high BMI (>/=30 kg/m(2)), large waist circumference (>/=102 cm) and inversely associated with small hip circumference (<100 cm). Among women, the total alcohol was associated with high BMI, large waist (>/=88 cm), and small hips only for the highest intake (28+ drinks/week). The most frequent drinkers had the lowest odds ratios (OR) for being obese. Among men, OR for having a high BMI were 1.39 (95% confidence interval: 1.36-1.64), 1.17 (1.02-1.34), 1.00 (reference), 0.87 (0.77-0.98), and 0.73 (0.65-0.82) for drinking 1-3 days/month, 1 day/week, 2-4 days/week, 5-6 days/week, and 7 days/week, respectively. Similar estimates were found for waist circumference. Corresponding results were found for women.CONCLUSION: For a given level of total alcohol intake, obesity was inversely associated with drinking frequency, whereas the amount of alcohol intake was positively associated with obesity. These results indicate that frequent drinking of small amounts of alcohol is the optimal drinking pattern in this relation.
AB - OBJECTIVES: To study the association between alcohol drinking pattern and obesity.DESIGN: Cross-sectional population study with assessment of quantity and frequency of alcohol intake, waist and hip circumference, height, weight, and lifestyle factors including diet.SUBJECTS: In all, 25 325 men and 24 552 women aged 50-65 y from the Diet, Cancer and Health Study, Denmark, 1993-1997 participated in the study.MEASUREMENTS: Drinking frequency, total alcohol intake, body mass index (BMI), and waist and hip circumference.RESULTS: Among men, total alcohol intake was positively associated with high BMI (>/=30 kg/m(2)), large waist circumference (>/=102 cm) and inversely associated with small hip circumference (<100 cm). Among women, the total alcohol was associated with high BMI, large waist (>/=88 cm), and small hips only for the highest intake (28+ drinks/week). The most frequent drinkers had the lowest odds ratios (OR) for being obese. Among men, OR for having a high BMI were 1.39 (95% confidence interval: 1.36-1.64), 1.17 (1.02-1.34), 1.00 (reference), 0.87 (0.77-0.98), and 0.73 (0.65-0.82) for drinking 1-3 days/month, 1 day/week, 2-4 days/week, 5-6 days/week, and 7 days/week, respectively. Similar estimates were found for waist circumference. Corresponding results were found for women.CONCLUSION: For a given level of total alcohol intake, obesity was inversely associated with drinking frequency, whereas the amount of alcohol intake was positively associated with obesity. These results indicate that frequent drinking of small amounts of alcohol is the optimal drinking pattern in this relation.
KW - Aged
KW - Alcohol Drinking
KW - Body Mass Index
KW - Body Size
KW - Cross-Sectional Studies
KW - Female
KW - Hip
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Obesity
KW - Odds Ratio
KW - Sex Factors
U2 - 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802874
DO - 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802874
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 15672114
SN - 0307-0565
VL - 29
SP - 490
EP - 497
JO - International journal of obesity (2005)
JF - International journal of obesity (2005)
IS - 5
ER -