TY - JOUR
T1 - Alcohol consumption and prehypertension
T2 - An investigation of university youth
AU - Jorgensen, Randall S.
AU - Maisto, Stephen A.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Prehypertension and heavy alcohol consumption increase the risk for primary hypertension (PH), a major predictor of cardiovascular-related morbidity and mortality. Although undergraduate college students have exhibited prehypertensive blood pressure (BP) levels and more than 40% of undergraduates drink heavily, few researchers have examined both risk factors in the university context. In this study, the authors collected BP and self-reported quantity and frequency of alcohol consumption data from 211 undergraduates (95 women). Logistic regression analyses showed that prehypertensive undergraduates (ie, those with systolic BP ≥ 120 mm Hg or diastolic BP ≥ 85 mm Hg) were nearly 4 times more likely to consume alcohol levels associated with increased risk for developing PH. Additional research on alcohol and PH among adolescents and undergraduates is needed, with particular reference to mechanisms and reducing the risk for morbidity and mortality emanating from cardiovascular disease.
AB - Prehypertension and heavy alcohol consumption increase the risk for primary hypertension (PH), a major predictor of cardiovascular-related morbidity and mortality. Although undergraduate college students have exhibited prehypertensive blood pressure (BP) levels and more than 40% of undergraduates drink heavily, few researchers have examined both risk factors in the university context. In this study, the authors collected BP and self-reported quantity and frequency of alcohol consumption data from 211 undergraduates (95 women). Logistic regression analyses showed that prehypertensive undergraduates (ie, those with systolic BP ≥ 120 mm Hg or diastolic BP ≥ 85 mm Hg) were nearly 4 times more likely to consume alcohol levels associated with increased risk for developing PH. Additional research on alcohol and PH among adolescents and undergraduates is needed, with particular reference to mechanisms and reducing the risk for morbidity and mortality emanating from cardiovascular disease.
KW - Alcohol
KW - Cardiovascular disease risk
KW - Prehypertension
KW - Youth
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U2 - 10.3200/BMED.34.1.21-28
DO - 10.3200/BMED.34.1.21-28
M3 - Article
C2 - 18400686
AN - SCOPUS:42549132473
SN - 0896-4289
VL - 34
SP - 21
EP - 28
JO - Journal of Human Stress
JF - Journal of Human Stress
IS - 1
ER -