Citation

Parker DR, McPhillips JB, Derby CA, Gans KM, Lasater TM, Carleton RA. Am. J. Public Health 1996; 86(7): 1022-1027.

Affiliation

Division of Health Education, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, Pawtucket 02860, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, American Public Health Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8669505

PMCID

PMC1380446

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Differences by sex in the relationship between high-density-lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and consumption of alcoholic beverages were examined in 1516 individuals. METHODS: Questionnaires and blood-sample data from cross-sectional surveys were analyzed. RESULTS: Both beer and liquor were independently associated with increased HDL cholesterol in the total group, in men, and in women after covariates were controlled for. Wine was associated with a significant increase in HDL cholesterol in women only. CONCLUSIONS: Among women and men, amount may be more important than type of alcoholic beverage consumed. The independent effect of wine on HDL cholesterol among men remains unclear since few men in this population consumed wine exclusively or in large quantities.

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