Open AccessAlcohol drinking patterns and blood pressure.
Author(s) -
Marcia Russell,
M. Lynne Cooper,
Michael R. Frone,
John W. Welte
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.81.4.452
Subject(s) - blood pressure , confounding , medicine , alcohol , environmental health , alcohol consumption , biology , biochemistry
Although blood pressure tends to increase with average alcohol consumption, little is known about the effects of drinking patterns on blood pressure. Therefore, the effects of average drinks per day and drinking pattern (defined as the independent and interactive effects of quantity and frequency) on blood pressure were compared.
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