Key result
Cigarette smoking combined with increasing levels of alcohol use and related problems was associated with an additive increase in blood pressure.
Why the study?
Does smoking status modify the association between blood pressure and alcohol use disorders?
Observational
Does smoking status modify the association between blood pressure and alcohol use disorders?
There appears to be an additive increase in blood pressure when increasing levels of alcohol use and related problems are combined with cigarette smoking.
May aid BP risk stratification in alcohol use disorders; leaves open causal effects and intervention trials.
The current study explored the relation between blood pressure and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scores among cigarette smokers and their nonsmoking peers. When participants were assessed collectively, only a modest positive correlation between blood pressure and AUDIT score was observed. When assessed by smoking status, however, smokers demonstrated a significant relation between higher blood pressure and increased AUDIT scores. Findings from this study suggest that there is an additive increase in blood pressure when increasing levels of alcohol use and related problems is combined with cigarette smoking. Screening and treatment implications are also discussed.
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Dempsey et al. (2011) conducted an observational in Alcohol Use Disorders and Hypertension. Cigarette smoking and alcohol use vs. Nonsmoking peers and lower alcohol use was evaluated on Correlation between blood pressure and Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scores. Cigarette smoking combined with increasing levels of alcohol use and related problems was associated with an additive increase in blood pressure.
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