Aims: This study aims to model the risk relationships between alcohol consumption and hypertension, as alcohol is likely an important modifiable risk factor in treating hypertension and an important lifestyle variable to be taken into consideration by policy makers and physicians. Design/Participants/Measures: This cross-sectional study uses data from the The Health Survey for England to perform a correlational analysis, as well as multinomial and binomial modeling to evaluate alcohol’s impact on hypertension outcomes, all while controlling for relevant covariates (age, sex, smoking, exercise, body mass index, and education). Findings: Findings indicate that alcohol consumption correlates with blood pressure and hypertension, yet the significance of these findings is weakened by large between-person variability and by confounding factors. Conclusions: Based on these results, for the best cardiovascular health outcomes, we suggest that it is best to err on the side of caution and recommend, regarding alcohol intake, very limited (in the case of healthy patients) to no (for those with hypertension) alcohol consumption.

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酒精和高血压：使用 2014 年英格兰健康调查的分析

目的：本研究旨在模拟饮酒与高血压之间的风险关系，因为酒精可能是治疗高血压的重要可改变风险因素，也是决策者和医生需要考虑的重要生活方式变量。设计/参与者/措施：这项横断面研究使用英格兰健康调查的数据进行相关分析，以及多项和二项式模型来评估酒精对高血压结果的影响，同时控制相关协变量（年龄、性、吸烟、运动、体重指数和教育）。调查结果：调查结果表明，饮酒与血压和高血压相关，但这些调查结果的重要性因人与人之间的巨大差异和混杂因素而被削弱。