Greater visceral fat mass accumulation with high alcohol consumption
Authors' conclusion
After adjustment for key confounders - age, smoking, height, physical activity, socio-economic status, and total fat mass (TFM) - alcohol consumption remained dose-dependently associated with VFM, in males (ß = 1.104 (1.040-1.167), p < 0.001) and females (ß = 1.102 (1.029-1.180), p = 0.006).
Study context
- Population
- Men and women from the Oxford Biobank who underwent a DXA scan and reported regular alcohol consumption
- Participants
- 5,761 men
- Exposure
- Alcohol consumption and visceral fat mass (VFM)
- Outcome
- Association between alcohol consumption and visceral fat mass (VFM) by DXA
Methodological detailsDXA-measured VFM, structured alcohol questionnaire
- DXA-measured VFM
- Structured alcohol questionnaire
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Alcohol consumption and VFM, adjusted for age, smoking, height, physical activity, socio-economic status and total fat mass
- Dose-dependent association with VFM, males: ß (CI not labelled) 1.104 (1.040-1.167)
- p < 0.001
- Dose-dependent association with VFM, females: ß 1.102 (1.029-1.180)
- p = 0.006
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Mean %VFM, highest vs adjacent lower alcohol quartile
- Mean %VFM over 10% greater in highest quartile vs adjacent lower quartile, males (median 24 vs 12 units/week)
- Mean %VFM over 10% greater in highest quartile vs adjacent lower quartile, females (median 14 vs 7 units/week)
Original publication
Greater visceral fat mass accumulation with high alcohol consumption. Int J Obes (Lond). Published 25 February 2026. doi:10.
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