RT Journal Article
T1 Diurnal Triglyceridemia in Relation to Alcohol Intake in Men
A1 Torres do Rego, Ana
A1 Klop, Boudewijn
A1 Birnie, Erwin
A1 Elte, Jan
A1 Cachofeiro Ramos, María Victoria
A1 Álvarez-Sala Walther, Luis Antonio
A1 Cabezas, Manuel
AB Fasting and postprandial triglyceride concentrations largely depend on dietary and lifestyle factors. Alcohol intake is associated with triglycerides, but the effect of alcohol on diurnal triglyceridemia in a free living situation is unknown. During three days, 139 men (range: 18–80 years) measured their own capillary triglyceride (cTG) concentrations daily on six fixed time-points before and after meals, and the total daily alcohol intake was recorded. The impact of daily alcohol intake (none; low, <10 g/day; moderate, 10–30 g/day; high, >30 g/day) on diurnal triglyceridemia was analyzed by the incremental area under the cTG curve (∆cTG-AUC) reflecting the mean of the six different time-points. Fasting cTG were similar between the alcohol groups, but a trend of increased cTG was observed in men with moderate and high alcohol intake after dinner and at bedtime (p for trend <0.001) which persisted after adjustment for age, smoking and body mass index. The ∆cTG-AUC was significantly lower in males with low alcohol intake (3.0 ± 1.9 mmol·h/L) (n = 27) compared to males with no (7.0 ± 1.8 mmol·h/L) (n = 34), moderate (6.5 ± 1.8 mmol·h/L) (n = 54) or high alcohol intake (7.2 ± 2.2 mmol·h/L) (n = 24), when adjusted for age, smoking and body mass index (adjusted p value < 0.05). In males, low alcohol intake was associated with decreased diurnal triglyceridemia, whereas moderate and high alcohol intake was associated with increased triglycerides after dinner and at bed time.
PB MDPI
SN 2072-6643
YR 2013
FD 2013-12-16
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/34354
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/34354
LA eng
NO Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 14 jul 2025