BLOOD PRESSURE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO LOW LEVELS OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION

BLOOD PRESSURE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO LOW LEVELS OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION

SUMMARY 1. The association between average weekly alcohol consumption and blood pressure was studied in relation to age, adiposity and smoking in 13 535 men and 7385 women. 2. There was a progressive increase in blood pressure with increasing alcohol consumption, even at low levels of consumption.

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology 1983-06, Vol.10 (3), p.229-233
Hauptverfasser: Cooke, Kenneth M., Frost, Gavin W., Stokes, Gordon S.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
alcohol consumption
Alcohol Drinking
Alcoholism and acute alcohol poisoning
Biological and medical sciences
Blood Pressure
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Regression Analysis
Smoking
Toxicology
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Zusammenfassung:SUMMARY 1. The association between average weekly alcohol consumption and blood pressure was studied in relation to age, adiposity and smoking in 13 535 men and 7385 women. 2. There was a progressive increase in blood pressure with increasing alcohol consumption, even at low levels of consumption.
ISSN:0305-1870
1440-1681
DOI:10.1111/j.1440-1681.1983.tb00188.x