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January 1, 1982The Medical Journal of Australia

Alcohol consumption and blood pressure

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Why the study?

Is stated alcohol consumption associated with increased blood pressure in working adults not on antihypertensive treatment?

Population

20,920 adults not receiving antihypertensive treatment, representing a wide cross-section of the inner…

Comparison

Stated alcohol consumption vs Lower levels of alcohol consumption or…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

KCKenneth M. CookeGFGavin W. FrostITIan R. Thornell

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Overview

May inform alcohol assessment during BP evaluation; leaves open causality and intervention effects for prospective trials.

Structured PICO

Is stated alcohol consumption associated with increased blood pressure in working adults not on antihypertensive treatment?

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Population
20,920 adults (13,535 men and 7,385 women) not receiving antihypertensive treatment, representing a wide cross-section of the inner Sydney working population, with 95% aged between 18 and 70.
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Intervention
Stated alcohol consumption (observational exposure)
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Comparator
Lower levels of alcohol consumption or non-drinkers
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Outcome
Blood pressure (diastolic and systolic)surrogate

Alcohol consumption has a linear, independent association with increased systolic and diastolic blood pressure in adults not on antihypertensive therapy, with no apparent threshold effect.

Cite This Study

Cooke et al. (1982) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a891641cd9902a7ca1274afhttps://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1982.tb132161.x
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