Open AccessAlcohol Consumption, Hypertension, and Total Mortality Among Women
Author(s) -
Matthew S. Freiberg,
YueFang Chang,
Kevin L. Kraemer,
Jennifer G. Robinson,
Lucile L. AdamsCampbell,
Lewis L.H. Kuller
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2009.172
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , confidence interval , prospective cohort study , demography , alcohol consumption , epidemiology , alcohol , biochemistry , chemistry , sociology
Moderate alcohol consumption is associated with a reduced risk of total mortality among Caucasian women. Whether moderate alcohol consumption is associated with a reduced risk of total mortality among African-American or hypertensive women is unclear.
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