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Serum Glycated Albumin Levels Are Affected by Alcohol in Men of the Jinuo Ethnic Group in China
- Source :
- Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Vol 2021 (2021), The Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology = Journal Canadien des Maladies Infectieuses et de la Microbiologie Médicale
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Hindawi Limited, 2021.
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Abstract
- Aim. To investigate the effects of alcohol on serum glycated albumin (GA) levels in Chinese men. Methods. A total of 2314 male subjects from the Jinuo ethnic group in China were enrolled. Of these, 986 subjects drank alcohol frequently and 404 subjects did not. Lifestyle information was gathered by using a questionnaire, and measurements of blood pressure, body mass index, blood glucose level, liver function, and kidney function were collected. GA was measured by using an enzymatic method. Frequent drinking was defined as a history of drinking ethanol > 80 g/d within the past two weeks. Nondrinking was defined as no alcohol consumption in the past three months. Subjects with an alcohol intake between 0 and 80 g/d in the past two weeks were included in the drinking-occasionally group. Analysis of variance (ANOVA), correlation analysis, and linear regression were used to evaluate the effects of drinking on serum GA levels. Decision tree regression (DTR) algorithm was used to evaluate the effect of features (variables) on GA levels. Results. We found that male subjects who drank frequently had significantly lower serum GA levels than subjects who did not drink (13.0 ± 1.7 vs. 14.1 ± 3.7, p < 0.05 ). Spearman’s correlation analysis calculated a coefficient of −0.152 between drinking and GA ( p < 0.005 ). Linear regression established that drinking was an independent predictor for GA levels with a standardized regression coefficient of −0.144 ( p < 0.05 ). Decision tree regression showed that the effect of drinking on GA levels (0.0283) is five times higher than that of smoking (0.0057). Conclusions. Frequent alcohol consumption could result in decreased GA levels in men of the Jinuo ethnic group in China.
- Subjects :
- Microbiology (medical)
Article Subject
Physiology
Renal function
030209 endocrinology & metabolism
Alcohol
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
Microbiology
03 medical and health sciences
chemistry.chemical_compound
0302 clinical medicine
Linear regression
Medicine
business.industry
QR1-502
Infectious Diseases
Blood pressure
chemistry
Standardized coefficient
Liver function
Analysis of variance
business
Body mass index
Research Article
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19181493 and 17129532
- Volume :
- 2021
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e56f4779c9d31a856a00cf85358d56cb