정상 남성에서 음주 및 흡연과 혈청 총 콜레스테롤치와의 관계 = Total Serum Cholesterol Levels in Healthy Korean Men According to Alcohol and Smoking Habits

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Objectives : We conducted our study to establish the mean values of total serum cholesterol in healthy Korean male adults and find out the relationship between the cholesterol levels and life styles(eg. smoking and drinking habits). Methods: Eight hundred seventy-nine men involved in a health screening program in May, 1992, in Kyungpook University Hospital, were studied. The total cholesterol levels are determined by enzymatic method. And the life styles of the study groups were examined by answering written questionnaires. Results: The mean value of total cholesterol 189.6±30.6 mg/dl. The total cholesterol levels are higher in the age groups of fourth and fifth decades than in the age groups of second and third decades. The cholesterol levels show the tendency to increase according to age. The cholesterol levels are 189.8±30.7 mg/dl in smokers and 189.0±30.6 mg/dl in nonsmokers. They are not statistically different in either group. But heavy smokers who smoke more than 20 cigarettes per day have higher total cholesterol values than non-smokers. The cholesterol levels are 19431.0 mg/dl in heavy drinkers who drink alcoholic beverages 3-4 times per week and 187.2±31.7 mg/dl in non-drinkers. The group who are both heavy smoker and drinker have significantly higher cholesterol levels than in the group who do not smoke and drink alcoholic beverage. The cholesterol levels in the former and in the latter group are !?0629.0 mg/dl and 18331.2 mg/dl, respectively. Conclusion : The total cholesterol values somewhat related to the age and the life styles such as smoking and alcohol consumption. Generally speaking, the more increased levels of total cholesterol is shown when the person is getting older, the amounts of cigarettes smoked are increased and the frequencies of alcoholic drinks are increased.