A study on the influence of both drinking and smoking habits to a nutritional state of a whole body / 日本農村医学会雑誌

ABSTRACT

We gathered information of both drinking and smoking habits by questionnaires. Objects of our study were 246 male cases around Yanai City. These cases were divided into six groups. The 1st: less than 20 grams of ethyl alcohol daily and less than 10 cigarettes daily (56 cases). The 2nd: 20 grams and less than 10 cigarettes (39 cases). The 3rd: more than 40 grams daily and less than 10 cigarettes (36 cases). The 4th: less than 20 grams and more than 10 cigarettes (36 cases). The 5th: 20 grams and more than 10 cigarettes (23 cases). The 6th: more than 40 grams daily and more than 10 cigarettes (56 cases).<BR>The 1st group was a control group, and was compared among the 4th, 5th and 6th group. Consequently obesity index and serum total protein level were decreased signifiacantly in the 5th and the 6th group. There were no significantly different items in the 4th group. It was thought that both drinking and smoking habits suppressed a nutritional state of a whole body.