July 31, 2023Hypertension95 citationsOpen Access
View Full PaperAlcohol Intake and Blood Pressure Levels: A Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of Nonexperimental Cohort Studies
Structured PICO
Does alcohol intake affect blood pressure levels in a dose-response manner?
P
Population
Participants in nonexperimental cohort studies
I
Intervention
Alcohol intake
C
Comparator
Lower or no alcohol intake
O
Outcome
Systolic and diastolic blood pressure levelssurrogate
Alcohol consumption has a direct, linear dose-response relationship with systolic blood pressure without a safe threshold.
Abstract
Our results suggest the association between alcohol consumption and SBP is direct and linear with no evidence of a threshold for the association, while for DBP the association is modified by sex and geographic location.