Alcohol consumption, homeostasis model assessment indices and blood pressure in middle-aged healthy men

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 343-350

  Yamada, Y ^a   Noborisaka, Y ^a   Ishizaki, M ^a   Tsuritani, I ^a   Honda, R ^a   Yamada, S ^b  

^a KANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Matsushita Sci Ctr of Indust Hyg   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Blood pressure; Homeostasis model assessment (HOMA); Insulin resistance; Serum gamma glutamyltransferase (GGT)

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY MASS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH STATUS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LEISURE; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BLOOD PRESSURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 2442650310     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001678     Document Type: Article

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