Korean J Fam Med.  2019 Nov;40(6):399-405. 10.4082/kjfm.18.0131.

Relationship between Alcohol Consumption and Ocular Pressure according to Facial Flushing in Korean Men with Obesity

• Lee S
• Kim JS
• Kim SS
• Jung JG
• Yoon SJ
• Seo Y
• Kim J
• Bae YK
• Lee JY

• KMID: 2469486
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4082/kjfm.18.0131

Abstract

BACKGROUND
This study aimed to examine the relationship between alcohol consumption and intraocular pressure (IOP) according to facial flushing in Korean men with obesity.
METHODS
The study included 479 Korean men with a body mass index of ≥25 kg/m² (75 non-drinkers, 174 with drinking-related facial flushing, and 230 without facial flushing) who underwent health check-ups between October 1, 2016 and March 31, 2017. Multivariate logistic regression was used to assess the relationship between alcohol consumption and high IOP (≥21 mm Hg).
RESULTS
Flushers consuming ≤16 drinks per week had a significantly higher risk of high IOP than non-drinkers, depending on alcohol consumption (≤8 standard drinks: odds ratio [OR], 4.49; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.05-19.25; >8 but ≤16 standard drinks: OR, 8.14; 95% CI, 1.37-48.45). However, when the consumption was >16 drinks per week, the high IOP risk did not significantly increase (OR, 0.71; 95% CI, 0.05-10.69). In addition, there was no significant relationship between alcohol consumption and high IOP among non-flushers consuming ≤8 drinks per week (OR, 2.07; 95% CI, 0.52-8.19). However, a significantly increased risk of high IOP was observed among non-flushers consuming >8 drinks per week, depending on alcohol consumption (>8 but ≤16 standard drinks: OR, 4.84; 95% CI, 1.14-20.61; >16 standard drinks: OR, 4.08; 95% CI, 1.02-16.26).
CONCLUSION
This study suggests that obese men with alcohol flush reactions may have an increased risk of high IOP with the consumption of smaller amounts of alcohol than non-flushers.

Keyword

Alcohol Drinking; Flushing; Intraocular Pressure; Obesity

MeSH Terms

Alcohol Drinking*
Body Mass Index
Flushing*
Humans
Intraocular Pressure
Logistic Models
Male
Obesity*
Odds Ratio