Pub. Date : 2001 Mar 10
PMID : 11253971
3 Functional Relationships(s)Download |
Sentence | Compound Name | Protein Name | Organism |
| 1 | METHODS: We investigated the association between alcohol consumption (assessed by a 7-day food record) and concentrations of C-reactive protein (CRP), alpha1-globulins, alpha2-globulins, albumin, and transferrin, and leucocyte count in a sample of 2006 men and women aged 18-88 years participating in a national health survey carried out in former West Germany in 1987-88. | Alcohols | C-reactive protein | Homo sapiens |
| 2 | FINDINGS: Among men, alcohol consumption showed a U-shaped association with mean values of CRP (p for linear term 0.65, for quadratic term 0.048), alpha1-globulins (p=0.20, 0.0006), alpha2-globulins (p=0.82, 0.31), and leucocyte count (p=0.51, 0.26) even after adjustment for age, smoking, body-mass index, HDL and LDL cholesterol, history of hypertension, education, and income. | Alcohols | C-reactive protein | Homo sapiens |
| 3 | In view of the robust association between markers of inflammation, especially CRP, and risk of coronary heart disease, an anti-inflammatory action of alcohol could contribute to the link between moderate consumption and lower cardiovascular mortality. | Alcohols | C-reactive protein | Homo sapiens |