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Comparative Study
. 1980 Aug;70(8):813-20.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.70.8.813.

Community norms of alcohol usage and blood pressure: Tecumseh, Michigan

E Harburg, F Ozgoren, V M Hawthorne, M A Schork
Comparative Study

Community norms of alcohol usage and blood pressure: Tecumseh, Michigan

E Harburg et al. Am J Public Health. 1980 Aug.

Abstract

This research examines the relationship between alcohol usage and blood pressure in the adult population of a small community in Michigan. Findings suggest that blood pressure varies with alcohol usage linearly for men with a slight dip at 1-2 drinks per week, and curvilinearly for women with a low point at about 4 drinks per week. A method to measure public norms of alcohol intake and categories of drinking habits is presented. This technique may be useful in constructing drinking categories applicable in a community for both education and therapy.

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