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  • Title: [Alcohol and the risk factors of coronary cardiopathy. A study in 571 men].
    Author: Arteaga A, Villanueva CL, Maíz A, Chamorro G, González-Koch A, Descouvieres C, Acosta AM, Villarroel L.
    Journal: Rev Med Chil; 1990 Sep; 118(9):957-64. PubMed ID: 2152739.
    Abstract:
    In 571 healthy professional males we correlated alcohol consumption with serum total cholesterol (C), HDL-C, triglycerides, blood sugar, cigarette consumption, body mass index and arterial blood pressure. An outstanding finding was a positive independent, correlation of alcohol consumption and serum HDL-C levels (r 0.22, p < 0.0001). Univariate analysis showed correlation of alcohol consumption with body mass index, blood pressure and total serum C, however this was dependent on age and/or body mass. No correlation was found between alcohol consumption and blood sugar or TG levels. Alcohol consumption did not identify a group of subjects with high risk factors. Consumption of more than 10 cigarettes per day decreased the strength of the association between elevated HDL levels and alcohol consumption. We conclude that a moderate intake of alcohol is associated to increased serum HDL levels with no significant change of other coronary risk factors.
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