Background: Alcoholism affects Body Mass Index, waist circumference and blood pressureof the alcoholic with strong associations reported in beer and spirits. Alcohol is negativelyassociated with Body Mass Index, waist circumference and blood pressure, others studieshave reported positive relationships, particularly in men. However, few trials imply thatconsuming alcohol does not promote weight gain while keeping most other factors stable.

Objective: This study aimed at assessing the relationship between Body Mass Index, waistcircumference and blood pressure amongst alcoholics of spirits and whisky consumption.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted from August to November 2021amongst alcoholics receiving rehabilitation in Asumbi treatment center of Homabay that waspurposively sampled. Stratified sampling was used to select 207 respondents from eachstratum. Analysis of covariance was utilized to assess for the relationship of anthropometricmeasures by group and gender while controlling for differences in demographiccharacteristics.

Results: Mean BMI was lower (p =0.000) for intervention females (26.4 ± 0.3) compared tointervention males (27.7 ±0.4). Intervention females (87.1± 0.8) had a significantly lower (p=0.000) waist circumference compared to intervention males (101.7± 1.1). Interventionfemales (99/70 ±0.3) reported normal blood pressure (p=0.000) compared to interventionmales (150/98 ±1.1) and control males (148/95 ±1.2).

Conclusion: Alcohol consumption elevates BMI, waist circumference and blood pressure ofthe consumers. This study supports that the daily alcohol consumption is a risk factor forexcessive weight and gender may contribute to the correlation.

Keywords; Body mass index, Blood pressure, Waist circumference