Search resultsRelationship of light to moderate alcohol consumption and risk of hypertension in Japanese male office workers
Title
Relationship of light to moderate alcohol consumption and risk of hypertension in Japanese male office workers
Publication type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2002
Authors
Journal
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research
Volume
26
Issue
7
Pagination
988 - 994
Date published
2002
ISBN
01456008 (ISSN)
Keywords
Adult, alcohol, alcohol consumption, Alcohol Drinking, Alcohol intake, article, blood pressure, chi square distribution, Chi-Square Distribution, cohort analysis, Cohort Studies, comparative study, confidence interval, Confidence Intervals, controlled study, Cross-Sectional Studies, cross-sectional study, diastolic blood pressure, drinking behavior, drug effect, Employment, human, Humans, hypertension, Japan, Japanese Men, Linear Models, major clinical study, male, medical examination, Middle age, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, office worker, physiology, priority journal, Prospective Studies, prospective study, risk factor, Risk Factors, statistical model, statistics, Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, systolic blood pressure
Abstract
Background: A close relationship between alcohol consumption and hypertension has been established, but the effect of light to moderate alcohol consumption on blood pressure (BP) remains unclear. Methods: A total of 5275 Japanese male office workers aged 23 to 59 years partook in a survey. Subjects were classified as nondrinkers or current drinkers who averaged less than 12, 12 to 22, 23 to 45, or ≥46 g/day of ethanol. BPs were measured at annual health examinations from May 1996 through May 2000. A total of 3784 hypertension-free (systolic BP <140 mm Hg, diastolic BP <90 mm Hg, no medication for hypertension, and no history of hypertension) men were observed for 4 years. Men in whom hypertension (systolic BP≥140 mm Hg, diastolic BP≥90 mm Hg, or both or receipt of antihypertensive medication) was found during repeated surveys were defined as incident cases of hypertension. Results: After controlling for potential predictors of hypertension, systolic and diastolic BP levels and the incidence of hypertension were lowest in nondrinkers in all three age ranges (23-35, 36-47, and 45-59 years) and increased in a dose-dependent manner as alcohol consumption increased. For individuals aged 23 to 35 years, systolic and diastolic BP levels and the incidence of hypertension were significantly higher among those who drank an average of ≥23 g/day of ethanol than among nondrinkers. For those aged 36 to 59, the diastolic BP level was significantly higher among those who drank any alcohol at all than among nondrinkers, and the systolic BP level and the incidence of hypertension were significantly higher among those who drank an average of ≥12 g/day of ethanol than among nondrinkers. Conclusions: Light to moderate alcohol consumption seems to have an important influence on BP in both young and middle-aged Japanese men.