Nutr Res Pract.  2012 Feb;6(1):86-90.

Sex-specific relationships between alcohol consumption and vitamin D levels: The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2009

• Lee K

Abstract

This study assessed the association between vitamin D sufficiency (serum 25(OH)D > or =30 ng/mL) and alcohol consumption using data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted in 2009. The following characteristics were obtained in 7,010 Korean participants > or =19-years-of-age: serum 25(OH)D level, alcohol consumption (drinking frequency, drinking number of alcoholic beverages on a typical occasion, average daily-alcohol intake), and potential confounders (age, residence, housing status, occupation, total fat and lean mass, smoking, physical activity, history of liver diseases, liver function, and daily intake of energy, protein, and calcium). After adjusting for confounders, vitamin D sufficiency in men was significantly associated with drinking frequency, number of alcoholic drinks consumed, and average daily alcohol intake; odds ratio of 1.21-1.72, 2.17-3.04, and 2.27-3.09, respectively. Increase in the three alcohol drinking-related behaviors was also linearly associated with increase in serum 25(OH)D level in men. By comparison, there was no significant association between alcohol intake and serum 25(OH)D level in women. The positive association between vitamin D sufficiency and alcohol consumption was evident only in Korean men.

Keyword

Vitamin D sufficiency; alcohol consumption; sex

MeSH Terms

Alcohol Drinking
Alcoholic Beverages
Alcoholics
Drinking
Female
Housing
Humans
Korea
Liver
Liver Diseases
Male
Motor Activity
Nutrition Surveys
Occupations
Odds Ratio
Smoke
Smoking
Vitamin D
Vitamins
Smoke
Vitamin D
Vitamins

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Sex-specific serum mean 25(OH)D levels† plotted against the drinking frequency, average drinks of alcoholic beverages consumed on a typical occasion, and daily alcohol consumption (from top to bottom panel) after adjusting for age, smoking, physical activity, place of residence, housing status, occupation, medical history of chronic liver diseases, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, total lean mass, total body fat mass, daily nutrient intake (energy, protein, and calcium). P-value derived from test for the linear trend. †Multiply by 2.496 to convert to the International System of Units.

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