PMID: 8586830Sep 1, 1995Paper

Alcohol intake and cardiovascular mortality in hypertensive patients: report from the Department of Health Hypertension Care Computing Project

Journal of Hypertension
A J PalmerC T Dollery

Abstract

To determine the benefits and risks of drinking alcohol in treated hypertensives. A prospective study of 6,369 hypertensives (3,161 men) attending primarily hospital clinics in the UK. Relative risks both for drinkers compared with non-drinkers and for level of alcohol consumption were calculated for mortality from ischaemic heart disease, stroke, non-circulatory and all causes. At presentation 76% of the men and 48% of the women reported recent alcohol consumption. Compared with drinkers, non-drinkers were older, less likely to smoke and had a higher untreated blood pressure. After adjustment for confounding factors, male drinkers had a reduced risk of stroke mortality and possibly of ischaemic heart disease mortality. Similar results were observed in women for stroke mortality but not for ischaemic heart disease mortality. The trend remained after adjustment for previous cardiovascular disease. In men the lowest risk of ischaemic heart disease mortality occurred at intakes of > 21 units per week and stroke mortality was lowest at 1-10 units per week. Men consuming > 21 units per week had a twofold higher non-circulatory mortality. Total mortality was lowest in men who drank 1-10 units per week. Similar effects of alcohol on c...Continue Reading

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