Journal article
Effect of Alcohol Intake in Patients with Hypertension Currently on Medication Treatment
Alcoholism treatment quarterly, Vol.32(1), pp.92-99
01/02/2014
DOI: 10.1080/07347324.2013.833785
Abstract
Regular alcohol use is a risk factor for hypertension and is associated with decreased rate of blood pressure control. The authors conducted a retrospective study of alcohol intake and number of hypertensive medications used in patients with hypertension visiting cardiology clinic from 2011 to 2012. The authors found that a history of alcohol consumption was not associated with number of antihypertensive medication or blood pressure control. However, diastolic blood pressure in normal-weighed drinker subgroup was higher than the nondrinker counterpart. Patients with higher body mass index and Black race tended to use more number of different classes of antihypertensive medication.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Effect of Alcohol Intake in Patients with Hypertension Currently on Medication Treatment
- Creators
- Grerk Sutamtewagul - Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterNat Dumrongmoncolgul - Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterKunut Kijsirichareanchai - Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterSwetha Gadwala - Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterAliakbar Arvandi - Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterJose Suarez - Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterGary Meyerrose - Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Alcoholism treatment quarterly, Vol.32(1), pp.92-99
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group
- DOI
- 10.1080/07347324.2013.833785
- ISSN
- 0734-7324
- eISSN
- 1544-4538
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/02/2014
- Academic Unit
- Hematology, Oncology, and Blood & Marrow Transplantation; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984359950802771
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