Publications by authors named "Alina Skultecka"
Metabol Open
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- - The study analyzed the relationship between alcohol consumption and metabolic syndrome (MetS) using data from 3,051 adults in the Swedish INTERGENE cohort, identifying different definitions of MetS (ATP III, IDF, JIS) and their varying prevalence rates.
- - Results indicated that medium to high alcohol consumption was linked to lower odds of MetS, while abstainers showed no significant differences; prevalence estimates for MetS ranged from 13.9% to 25.3%, with men generally being more affected than women.
- - The findings suggest that the impact of alcohol on MetS varies depending on the definition used, specifically that those meeting the strictest MetS criteria (ATP III) might actually benefit from
