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
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May inform alcohol assessment during BP evaluation; leaves open causality and intervention effects for prospective trials.
Is stated alcohol consumption associated with increased blood pressure in working adults not on antihypertensive treatment?
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.
Cooke et al. (1982) studied this question.
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