The Influence of Both Drinking and Smoking Habits on Blood Pressure Level

We gathered information of both drinking and smoking habits by questionnairing. The subjects of our study were 116 men around Yanai City. They were divided into five groups. 1st: neither drinking nor smoking habits (23 cases). 2nd: 20 or 40 grams of ethyl alcohol daily and no smoking habit (31 cases). 3rd: more than 40 grams daily and more than 10 cigarettes (32 cases). 4th: 20 grams daily and more than 10 cigarettes (16 cases). 5th: no drinking habit and more than 10 cigarettes daily (14 cases). The 1st group was a control group, and was compared with the 2nd, 3rd 4th and 5th groups. Consequently both systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels rose significantly only in the 3rd group. Only systolic blood pressure level rose significantly in the 4th group. And so it was suggested that both drinking and smoking habits raised both systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels.