Table 4.
Association of systolic and diastolic blood pressure with alcohol consumption by skin color.
| Skin color | Alcohol consumption | BP ± SE (mmHg) | Delta of BP ± SE (mmHg)∗† | P value∗† | Delta of BP ± SE (mmHg)∗∗† | P value∗∗† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | ||||||
| Whites | Abstemious | 120.5 ± 1.0 | — | — | ||
| Social drinking | 122.5 ± 0.7 | 2.0 ± 1.3 | 0.3 | — | ||
| Abusive drinking | 123.3 ± 2.5 | 2.8 ± 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 ± 2.7 | 1.0 | |
| Nonwhites | Abstemious | 120.8 ± 1.3 | — | — | ||
| Social drinking | 121.6 ± 0.9 | 0.8 ± 1.6 | 0.9 | — | ||
| Abusive drinking | 130.9 ± 3.0 | 10.1 ± 3.3 | 0.007 | 9.3 ± 3.2 | 0.01 | |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | ||||||
| Whites | Abstemious | 74.9 ± 0.6 | — | — | ||
| Social drinking | 76.6 ± 0.5 | 1.7 ± 0.8 | 0.1 | — | ||
| Abusive drinking | 77.4 ± 1.6 | 2.6 ± 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 ± 1.7 | 0.9 | |
| Nonwhites | Abstemious | 76.6 ± 0.9 | — | — | ||
| Social drinking | 77.1 ± 0.6 | 0.5 ± 1.1 | 0.9 | — | ||
| Abusive drinking | 83.4 ± 2.0 | 6.9 ± 2.2 | 0.006 | 6.4 ± 2.1 | 0.008 | |
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| Systolic BP (mmHg) | ||||||
| Whites | Abstemious | 120.5 ± 1.0 | — | |||
| Monthly | 121.6 ± 1.0 | 1.1 ± 1.4 | 0.9 | — | ||
| Weekly | 123.5 ± 1.0 | 3.0 ± 1.5 | 0.4 | 2.3 ± 1.8 | 0.5 | |
| Nonwhites | Abstemious | 120.8 ± 1.3 | — | |||
| Monthly | 121.3 ± 1.2 | 0.5 ± 1.8 | 0.8 | — | ||
| Weekly | 123.6 ± 1.4 | 2.8 ± 2.0 | 0.12 | 1.9 ± 1.4 | 0.5 | |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | ||||||
| Whites | Abstemious | 74.9 ± 0.6 | ||||
| Monthly | 75.7 ± 0.6 | 0.8 ± 0.9 | 0.8 | |||
| Weekly | 77.6 ± 0.6 | 2.8 ± 0.9 | 0.008 | 2.0 ± 0.9 | 0.079 | |
| Nonwhites | Abstemious | 76.7 ± 0.9 | ||||
| Monthly | 77.5 ± 0.8 | 0.8 ± 1.2 | 0.9 | |||
| Weekly | 77.7 ± 0.9 | 1.0 ± 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 ± 1.2 | 0.9 | |
SE: standard error; *delta in relation to abstemious drinking; **delta in relation to social drinking or monthly consumption; †analyses of covariance adjusted for age, sex, educational attainment, smoking, physical activity, body mass index, time since HIV infection, and lifetime HAART use.