Research Article

Serum Glycated Albumin Levels Are Affected by Alcohol in Men of the Jinuo Ethnic Group in China

Table 1

Clinical characteristic by drinking status.

ParameterOverall (n = 2314)No-drinking (n = 404)Drinking-occasionally (n = 924)Drinking-frequently (n = 986)

DM208 (9.0%)27 (6.7%)68 (7.4%)113 (11.5%)
IGR494 (21.3%)80 (19.8%)187 (20.2%)227 (23.0%)
Age (years)40 ± 1447 ± 1537 ± 1341 ± 14
BMI (kg/m2)22.6 ± 3.422.4 ± 3.322.8 ± 3.522.5 ± 3.3
Body fat (%)19.04 ± 5.7418.87 ± 6.1719.16 ± 5.7118.99 ± 5.59
SBP (mmHg)118 ± 17118 ± 19116 ± 16119 ± 17
DBP (mmHg)75 ± 1274 ± 1274 ± 1277 ± 12
FPG (mmol/L)5.76 ± 1.255.90 ± 1.845.70 ± 1.165.75 ± 1.01
FINS (mU/L)7.59 ± 9.957.24 ± 6.158.43 ± 13.276.95 ± 7.14
2hPG (mmol/L)6.36 ± 3.036.28 ± 3.126.07 ± 2.646.67 ± 3.29
2hINS (mU/L)35.27 ± 31.6240.08 ± 36.4636.04 ± 32.9332.56 ± 27.74
HOMA-IR2.00 ± 2.831.96 ± 2.292.19 ± 3.661.83 ± 2.03
TG (mmol/L)1.87 ± 1.541.68 ± 1.221.83 ± 1.361.99 ± 1.79
TC (mmol/L)5.34 ± 1.135.20 ± 1.125.27 ± 1.055.46 ± 1.19
HDL (mmol/L)1.68 ± 0.591.56 ± 0.521.60 ± 0.511.81 ± 0.66
LDL (mmol/L)3.30 ± 0.903.21 ± 0.923.29 ± 0.873.31 ± 0.93
ALT (U/L)36.8 ± 32.632.1 ± 14.034.6 ± 16.446.6 ± 45.2
γ-GT (U/L)76 ± 11646 ± 6358 ± 63106 ± 156
TBIL (mmol/L)11.2 ± 5.810.6 ± 4.811.4 ± 6.311.3 ± 5.7
Uric acid (umol/L)396 ± 91388 ± 96397 ± 89399 ± 91
FIB-41.46 ± 1.521.46 ± 0.911.16 ± 0.921.74 ± 2.04
Albumin (g/L)47.6 ± 3.346.8 ± 3.448.0 ± 3.247.6 ± 3.2
GA (%)13.2 ± 2.414.1 ± 3.713.2 ± 2.313.0 ± 1.7

Significantly different between the subjects who were not drinking and who were drinking frequently. 2hINS, 2h postprandial insulin; 2hPG, 2h postprandial plasma glucose; ALT, Alanine aminotransferase; BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FIB-4, fibrosis-4 score; FINS, fasting insulin; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; GA, glycosylated albumin; HDL, high density lipoprotein; HOMA-IR, homeostatic model assessment-insulin resistance; LDL, low density lipoprotein; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TBIL, total bilirubin; TG, triglycerides; γ-GT, γ-glutamyl transferase.