Title of article
Alcohol Consumption and Coronary Artery Calcium in Middle-Aged Japanese Men
Author/Authors
Okamura، نويسنده , , Tomonori and Kadowaki، نويسنده , , Takashi and Sekikawa، نويسنده , , Akira and Murata، نويسنده , , Kiyoshi and Miyamatsu، نويسنده , , Naomi and Nakamura، نويسنده , , Yasuyuki and El-Saed، نويسنده , , Aiman and Kashiwagi، نويسنده , , Atsunori and Maegawa، نويسنده , , Hiroshi and Nishio، نويسنده , , Yoshihiko and Takamiya، نويسنده , , Tomoko and Kanda، نويسنده , , Hideyuki and ، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2006
Pages
4
From page
141
To page
144
Abstract
Epidemiologic studies have investigated the relation between alcohol intake and coronary calcification, with controversial results. Furthermore, the influence of heavy drinking has not been well elucidated. In the present study, a random sample of community-based Japanese men aged 40 to 49 years without a history of cardiovascular disease (n = 245) were examined for coronary artery calcium (CAC) determined by electron-beam computed tomography and drinking status. There was a J-shaped association between alcohol intake and CAC. There was an increase of CAC in heavy drinkers (≥46 g/day), and participants who were drinking ≥69 g/day showed a significant increase in CAC compared with never drinkers after adjusting for other cardiovascular risk factors.
Journal title
American Journal of Cardiology
Serial Year
2006
Journal title
American Journal of Cardiology
Record number
1901132
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