May 2, 1987European Heart Journal
Alcohol and hypertension: new insights from population studies
Why the study?
Does alcohol consumption increase blood pressure in the general population?
Population
General population from population studies, with specific mention of older persons, whites, and men as…
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Implication
May support alcohol moderation in hypertension care; leaves open optimal thresholds and causal confirmation from prospective trials.
Structured PICO
Does alcohol consumption increase blood pressure in the general population?
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Population
General population from population studies, with specific mention of older persons, whites, and men as potentially having increased susceptibility
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Intervention
Alcohol (ethanol) consumption
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Outcome
Blood pressure elevation (pressor effect)surrogate
Alcohol consumption is associated with a reversible increase in blood pressure that may lead to hypertensive complications, highlighting the importance of moderating alcohol intake for cardiovascular prevention.
Cite This Study
Michael H. Criqui (1987) studied this question.