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EFFECTS OF REGULAR ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION ON 24 HOUR AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE RECORDINGS
Author(s) -
Howes L. G.,
Krum H.,
Phillips P. A.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
clinical and experimental pharmacology and physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1440-1681
pISSN - 0305-1870
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1681.1990.tb01315.x
Subject(s) - blood pressure , ambulatory blood pressure , alcohol , alcohol consumption , medicine , ambulatory , dipper , blood alcohol , alcohol intake , ethanol , diastole , anesthesia , cardiology , chemistry , biochemistry , poison control , environmental health , injury prevention
SUMMARY 1. Regular consumption of 1 g/kg of alcohol for 4 days did not significantly alter mean 24 h blood pressures compared with a similar period when dextrose was consumed to match caloric intake. 2. In contrast, the variability of diastolic blood pressure was increased by regular alcohol consumption. 3. Increased blood pressure variability in response to the stress of blood pressure measurement may contribute to the observed association between hypertension and alcohol consumption.