Research Article

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

Table 6

Adjusted odds ratios for Metabolic Syndrome and its components by daily alcohol intake quartiles in females. Maracaibo, 2015.

Metabolic SyndromeHigh fasting glucoseLow HDL-CHigh waist circumferenceHigh blood pressureHigh triacylglycerides
OR (95% CI); OR (95% CI); OR (95% CI); OR (95% CI); OR (95% CI); OR (95% CI);

Nondrinkers1.001.001.001.001.001.00
<3.80 g/day0.53 (0.25–1.12); 0.091.01 (0.48–2.14); 0.980.73 (0.41–1.32); 0.300.76 (0.36–1.61); 0.471.12 (0.54–2.34); 0.760.29 (0.09–0.86); 0.03
3.80–10.41 g/day1.08 (0.51–2.28); 0.831.67 (0.79–3.50); 0.181.08 (0.57–2.07); 0.811.82 (0.75–4.39); 0.190.61 (0.25–1.50); 0.280.79 (0.32–1.93); 0.60
10.42–28.40 g/day0.86 (0.45–1.63); 0.640.94 (0.48–1.86); 0.860.69 (0.39–1.24); 0.221.05 (0.45–2.46); 0.921.08 (0.55–2.09); 0.830.65 (0.31–1.38); 0.26
≥28.41 g/day1.33 (0.59–2.94); 0.491.06 (0.47–2.36); 0.890.83 (0.41–1.67); 0.601.25 (0.49–3.23); 0.641.53 (0.64–3.63); 0.341.12 (0.48–2.58); 0.79

HDL-C: High-Density Lipoprotein-Cholesterol.
Models adjusted for age groups, ethnic groups, occupational status, educational status, socioeconomic status, family history of hypertension and diabetes, tobacco use, four domains of physical activity, and daily alcohol intake quartiles.