Abstract
Background
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Table 1.
Parameter | Non drinker (n=98) | Flushing group (n=225) | Non flushing group (n=258) |
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Age, y | 55.71±11.06 | 50.50±9.72a | 47.60±10.04a |
BMI, kg/m2 | 23.82±3.12 | 24.45±3.05 | 24.58±3.02 |
Exercise time, min/week | 231.94±310.78 | 206.27±289.64 | 221.63±342.9 |
Smoking | |||
Non-smoker | 37 (37.8) | 45 (20.0)a | 56 (21.7)a |
Ex-smoker | 41 (41.8) | 89 (39.6) | 87 (33.7) |
Current-smoker | 20 (20.4) | 91 (40.4) | 115 (44.6) |
Alcohol | |||
Alcohol consumption, drinks/times | 0.00±0.00 | 4.18±5.91a | 5.14±7.99a |
Alcohol frequency, times/week | 0.00±0.00 | 2.05±1.70a | 2.44±1.64a |
Alcohol consumption, drinks/week | 0.00±0.00 | 8.56±10.05a | 12.55±13.10a |
WBC, ×103/uL | 6.12±1.92 | 6.16±1.83 | 6.24±1.80 |
Hb, g/dL | 14.99±1.18 | 15.20±1.07 | 15.24±1.03 |
PLT, ×103/uL | 247.74±55.07 | 235.13±53.79 | 231.06±52.33a |
ESR, mm/h | 12.63±9.81 | 10.60±9.74 | 10.62±10.57 |
MCHC, g/dL | 34.14±1.07 | 34.15±0.86 | 34.36±0.86 |
MCV, fL | 90.19±4.46 | 91.47±4.11a | 91.37±4.29a |
Hct, % | 43.91±3.31 | 44.50±3.06 | 44.35±2.83 |
RBC, ×103/uL | 4.87±0.39 | 4.87±0.37 | 4.86±0.36 |
Table 2.
Parameter | Non D (n=98) | NIAAA Guideline | Korean Guideline | ||||||
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Flusher | Non flusher | Flusher | Non flusher | ||||||
(n=225) | (n=258) | (n=225) | (n=258) | ||||||
Moderatea | Heavyb | Moderatea | Heavyb | Moderatea | Heavyb | Moderatea | Heavyb | ||
(n=137) | (n=88) | (n=172) | (n=86) | (n=114) | (n=111) | (n=127) | (n=131) | ||
MCV, fL >100 | 0 (0.0) | 3 (2.2) | 3 (3.4) | 2 (1.2) | 6 (7.0)d | 2 (1.8) | 4 (3.6) | 0 (0) | 8 (6.1)c |
Hb, g/dL <13.5 | 9 (9.2) | 5 (3.6) | 5 (5.7) | 4 (2.3)c | 3 (3.5) | 4 (3.5) | 6 (5.4) | 4 (3.1) | 3 (2.3)c |
PLT, 1×103/uL <1.3×105 | 1 (1.0) | 2 (1.5) | 2 (2.3) | 2 (1.2) | 4 (4.7) | 2 (1.8) | 2 (1.8) | 2 (1.6) | 4 (3.1) |
Abbreviations: MCV, mean corpuscular volume; Hb, hemoglobin; PLT, platelet; NIAAA, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; Non D, non drinker. Values are presented as n (%).
a Moderate drinkers: ≤7 units/week in flushers and ≤14 units/wk in non flusher considering NIAAA Guideline. ≤4 units/week in flushers and ≤8 units/wk in non flusher considering Korean Guideline.
Table 3.
Drinking status by NIAAA guideline | Risk of abnormalities OR (95% CI) | Drinking status by Korean guideline | Risk of abnormalities OR (95% CI) | |
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Flusher | ||||
MCV, fL >100 | Non drinker | 1 (reference) | Non drinker | 1 (reference) |
(n=98) | (n=98) | |||
Moderate drinkera | NA | Moderate drinkera | NA | |
(n=137) b | (n=114) b | |||
Heavy drinkerb | NA | Heavy drinkerb | NA | |
(n=88) | (n=111) | |||
Hb, g/dL <13.5 | Non drinker | 1 (reference) | Non drinker | 1 (reference) |
(n=98) | (n=98) | |||
Moderate drinkera | 0.42 (0.12–1.45) | Moderate drinkera | 0.35 (0.09–1.40) | |
(n=137) | (n=114) | |||
Heavy drinkerb | 1.10 (0.31–3.86) | Heavy drinkerb | 1.00 (0.31–3.05) | |
(n=88) | (n=111) | |||
PLT, /uL <1.30×105 | Non drinker | 1 (reference) | Non drinker | 1 (reference) |
(n=98) | (n=98) | |||
Moderate drinkera | 3.47 (0.25–47.86) | Moderate drinkera | 3.73 (0.27–51.54) | |
(n=137) | (n=114) | |||
Heavy drinkerb | 2.24 (0.12–41.68) | Heavy drinkerb | 1.90 (0.10–35.61) | |
(n=88) | (n=111) | |||
Non flusher | ||||
MCV, fL >100 | Non drinker | 1 (reference) | Non drinker | 1 (reference) |
(n=98) | (n=98) | |||
Moderate drinkera | NA | Moderate drinkera | NA | |
(n=172) b | (n=127) b | |||
Heavy drinkerb | NA | Heavy drinkerb | NA | |
(n=86) | (n=131) | |||
Hb, g/dL <13.5 | Non drinker | 1 (reference) | Non drinker | 1 (reference) |
(n=98) | (n=98) | |||
Moderate drinkera | 0.44 (0.12–1.66) | Moderate drinkera | 0.63 (0.16–2.48) | |
(n=172) | (n=127) | |||
Heavy drinkerb | 0.39 (0.06–2.37) | Heavy drinkerb | 0.23 (0.04–1.31) | |
(n=86) | (n=131) | |||
PLT, /uL <1.30×105 | Non drinker | 1 (reference) | Non drinker | 1 (reference) |
(n=98) a | (n=98) a | |||
Moderate drinkera | 1.94 (0.13–28.95) | Moderate drinkera | 3.17 (0.18–55.35) | |
(n=172) b | c | (n=127) b | ||
Heavy drinkerb | 11.63 (1.03–130.89)c | Heavy drinkerb | 6.07 (0.57–65.13) | |
(n=86) | (n=131) |
Abbreviations: MCV, mean corpuscular volume; Hb, hemoglobin; PLT, platelet; NIAAA, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; OR, odd ratio; CI, confidence interval; NA, not available.
a Moderate drinkers: ≤7 units/week in flushers and ≤14 units/wk in non flusher considering NIAAA Guideline. ≤4 units/week in flushers and ≤8 units/wk in non flusher considering Korean guideline. 1 units=14 g of alcohol.
Table 5.
Heavy drinkerc | ||||
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NIAAA guideline | Korean guideline | |||
Flusher | Non flusher | Flusher | Non flusher | |
Aa (n=39) | ||||
Non drinker (n=10) | 6/26 (23.1%) | 5/23 (21.7%) | 8/26 (30.8%) | 7/23 (30.4%) |
Flushing (n=16) | ||||
Non flushing (n=13) | ||||
Bb (n=6) | ||||
Non drinker (n=0) | 2/2 (100%) | 4/4 (100%) | 2/2 (100%) | 4/4 (100%) |
Flushing (n=2) | ||||
Non flushing (n=4) |
Abbreviations: CBC, complete blood cell count; NIAAA, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; Hb, hemoglobin; PLT, platelet.
a A group applicable for one of the three biochemical indicators (increased MCV, decreased Hb, and decreased PLT).