Results After controlling for potential predictors of hypertension, the relative risk for
hypertension (SBP 140 mmHg or greater and/or DBP 90 mmHg or greater or receipt of …

Although it has been suggested that alcohol intake is related to hypertension, few long-term
prospective studies have investigated this relationship. We therefore conducted a …

Background The question remains as to whether light to moderate alcohol intake is
associated with an increased risk of hypertension. Methods In 1978, a total of 1101 residents …

The objective of this study was to examine the effect of age on the relationship between
alcohol consumption and incident hypertension in a general Japanese population. A cohort …

Japanese men consume more alcoholic beverages than men in many other developed
countries. The high consumption rate of alcoholic beverages among Japanese men may …

Many epidemiological cross-sectional studies have confirmed that alcohol drinking is related
to high blood pressure. However, the impact of alcohol drinking on high blood pressure in …

This article focuses on selected large prospective cohort studies that examined the effect of
alcohol consumption on the risks of hypertension and cardiovascular disease in Japanese …

❙ ABSTRACT❙ Background: Heavy alcohol consumption increases the risk of hypertension,
but the effect of light to moderate alcohol consumption on the risk of hypertension remains …

Relationship of alcohol consumption to 7-year blood pressure... : Journal of Hypertension
Relationship of alcohol consumption to 7-year blood pressure change in Japanese men …

We compared the cross-sectional association of alcohol consumption with blood pressure in
810 Japanese men (JM) living in Tokyo and 946 white men (WM) living in New York. Mean …