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- Title
Association of the Waist-to-Hip Ratio Is Different with Wine than with Beer or Hard Liquor Consumption.
- Authors
Duncan, Bruce B.; Chambless, L. E.; Schmidt, Maria Inês; Folsom, Aaron R.; Szklo, Moyses; Crouse, John R.; Carpenter, Myra A.
- Abstract
Specific alcoholic beverage associations with the waist-to-hip ratio were characterized in 12,145 African-American and white men and women ages 45–64 years. Estimated waist-to-hip ratios of those consuming more than six nonwine alcohol drinks/week and more than six wine drinks/week (vs. nondrinkers) were 0.007 larger ( <0.001) and 0.009 smaller ( <0.05), respectively. In similar comparisons, the odds ratios for a large waist-to-hip ratio were 1.4 (95% confidence interval 1.1–1.7) for nonwine and 0.45 (95% confidence interval 0.21–0.95) for wine intake. The opposite direction in adjusted associations for wine and nonwine (mainly beer) drinking supports the popular concept of the “beer belly.” 1995;142:1034–8.
- Publication
American Journal of Epidemiology, 1995, Vol 142, Issue 10, p1034
- ISSN
0002-9262
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a117556