Research Article

Relationship between Alcohol Consumption and Components of the Metabolic Syndrome in Adult Population from Maracaibo City, Venezuela

Table 2

Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome by gender and daily alcohol intake quartiles. Maracaibo, 2015.

With Metabolic Syndrome ()
%

Females9.332 (0.053)
 Nondrinkers40741.7
 <3.80 g/day1222.6
 3.80–10.41 g/day1431.1
 10.42–28.40 g/day2441.4
 ≥28.41 g/day1742.5
Males6.763 (0.149)
 Nondrinkers24742.4
 <9.54 g/day4941.2
 9.54–28.40 g/day7149.0
 28.41–47.33 g/day4955.1
 ≥47.34 g/day5645.5

Pearson’s Chi-squared test.