Key result
Excessive alcohol intake of 60 g/day or more was significantly associated with elevated brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (p<0.01) in men with normal blood pressure, independent of other risk factors.
Why the study?
Does excessive alcohol intake increase arterial stiffness in middle-aged men with normal blood pressure?
Cross-Sectional (n=1,682)
No
Does excessive alcohol intake increase arterial stiffness in middle-aged men with normal blood pressure?
Effect estimate: F=5.9
p-value: p=<0.01
Excessive alcohol intake (≥60 g/day) is independently associated with increased arterial stiffness in normotensive men, highlighting its role as a cardiovascular risk factor independent of blood pressure elevation.
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May warrant alcohol assessment in normotensive men; leaves open causality and need for longitudinal trials before practice change.
Kurihara et al. (2004) conducted a cross-sectional in Normal blood pressure (n=1,682). Excessive alcohol intake (≥60 g/day) vs. Non-drinkers and lower alcohol intake (<60 g/day) was evaluated on Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) (F=5.9, p=<0.01). Excessive alcohol intake of 60 g/day or more was significantly associated with elevated brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (p<0.01) in men with normal blood pressure, independent of other risk factors.
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