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. 2017 Mar;38(2):93-98.
doi: 10.4082/kjfm.2017.38.2.93. Epub 2017 Mar 22.

Relationship Between Alcohol Consumption and Prostatic Hyperplasia According to Facial Flushing After Drinking in Korean Men

Hak Sun Jang  1 , Jong Sung Kim  1 , Sung Soo Kim  1 , Jin-Gyu Jung  1 , Seok-Joon Yoon  1 , HyunJu Yang  1 , Hyun Chul Joung  1
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Relationship Between Alcohol Consumption and Prostatic Hyperplasia According to Facial Flushing After Drinking in Korean Men

Hak Sun Jang et al. Korean J Fam Med. 2017 Mar.

Abstract

Background: The purpose of this study was to examine whether facial flushing after drinking influences the relationship between alcohol consumption and prostatic hyperplasia among Korean men.

Methods: The subjects were 957 Korean men (180 non-drinkers, 389 with drinking-related facial flushing, 388 without facial flushing) in the 40-69 age group, who underwent prostate ultrasound at the health promotion center of Chungnam National University Hospital between 2008 and 2014. Alcohol consumption and alcohol-related facial flushing were assessed through a questionnaire. In terms of the amount consumed, 14 g of alcohol was considered a standard drink. With the non-drinker group as reference, logistic regression was used to analyze the relationship between weekly alcohol intake and prostatic hyperplasia in the flushing and non-flushing groups, with adjustment for confounding factors such as age, body mass index, smoking, and exercise patterns.

Results: Individuals aged 50-59 years who experienced drinking-related facial flushing had a significantly lower risk of prostatic hyperplasia than the non-drinker group, depending on alcohol consumption: ≤4 standard drinks (adjusted odds ratio [OR], 0.38; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.16 to 0.86); >4 ≤8 standard drinks (OR, 0.35; 95% CI, 0.13 to 0.95); >8 standard drinks (OR, 0.33; 95% CI, 0.13 to 0.84). However, no significant relationship was observed between the number of drinks consumed and the risk of prostate hyperplasia in the non-flushing group.

Conclusion: The risk of prostatic hyperplasia appears to be reduced by alcohol consumption among Korean men aged 50-59 years who exhibit drinking-related facial flushing.

Keywords: Alcohols; Flushing; Prostatic Hyperplasia; Risk.

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Conflict of interest: No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.

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