Betel-quid and alcohol use were associated with lipid accumulation product among male factory workers in Taiwan.
Int Health
; 7(3): 218-22, 2015 May.
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| ID: mdl-25253179
BACKGROUND: In this study, cardiometabolic risk associated with betel-quid, alcohol and cigarette use, based on a simple index-lipid accumulation product (LAP), was investigated in Taiwanese male factory workers. METHODS: Male factory workers were recruited during their annual routine health examination at a hospital in south Taiwan. The risk of cardiometabolic disorders was estimated by the use of LAP, calculated as (waist circumference [cm]-65)×(triglyceride concentration [mmol/l]). Multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to assess the risk factors of natural logarithm-transformed LAP. RESULTS: Of the 815 participants, 40% (325/815) were current alcohol users, 30% (248/815) were current smokers and 7% (53/815) were current betel-quid users. Current betel-quid use, alcohol use, older age, lack of exercise and higher body mass index were found to be significant and independent factors associated with natural logarithm-transformed LAP. CONCLUSIONS: Betel-quid and alcohol, but not cigarette use, were independent risk factors of logarithm-transformed LAP, adjusting for age, exercise and body mass index in male Taiwanese factory workers. LAP can be considered as a simple and useful method for screening of cardiometabolic risk.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Areca
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Triglicerídeos
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Consumo de Bebidas Alcoólicas
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Doenças Cardiovasculares
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Síndrome Metabólica
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Cintura Hipertrigliceridêmica
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Produto da Acumulação Lipídica
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Adult
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Aged
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2015
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Article