Kazuhiko Arima
Japan
Research Article
Associations between Body Height and Drinking Status with Diabetes in a Rural, Non-Overweight, Elderly, Japanese Male Population: The Nagasaki Islands Study
Author(s): Yuji Shimizu, Mio Nakazato, Takaharu Sekita, Koichiro Kadota, Shimpei Sato, Jun Koyamatsu, Kazuhiko Arima, Noboru Takamura, Kiyoshi Aoyagi, Yosuke Kusano and Takahiro MaedaYuji Shimizu, Mio Nakazato, Takaharu Sekita, Koichiro Kadota, Shimpei Sato, Jun Koyamatsu, Kazuhiko Arima, Noboru Takamura, Kiyoshi Aoyagi, Yosuke Kusano and Takahiro Maeda
Aim: A previous study of ours reported finding a positive association between height and hyperuricemia among non-overweight men (BMI<25kg/m2). Although hyperuricemia is known to be also associated with diabetes, no published study has examined possible associations. Furthermore, while alcohol consumption is also reportedly associated with insulin resistance and risk of diabetes, there have been no reports on associations between height and diabetes which take drinking status into account.
Objective: We conducted a cross-sectional study to investigate the associations between height and diabetes in relation to drinking status among 787 non-overweight men aged 60-89 years undergoing a general health check-up.
Results: Of the study population consisting of 402 non-drinkers and 385 drinkers, 83 men (46 non-drinkers and 37 drinkers) were diagnosed with diabetes. Inde.. View More»
