. 2022 Feb 25;37(13):3388–3395. doi: 10.1007/s11606-021-07375-3

Table 2.

Adjusted β-Coefficients for Association Between Alcohol Use and Blood Pressure Among Adults with Hypertension, CARDIA, 2005–2016

	*Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)* (n = 1835)	*Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)* (n = 1835)
Average alcohol intake (drinks/day)	0.71^*** (0.40, 1.03)	0.68^*** (0.35, 1.01)	0.36^*** (0.16, 0.56)	0.32^** (0.11, 0.53)
Heavy episodic drinking		0.29 (− 1.00, 1.57)		0.33 (− 0.51, 1.17)

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
(n = 1835)

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
(n = 1835)

Estimate
(95% CI)

Average alcohol intake (drinks/day)

0.71^***

(0.40, 1.03)

0.68^***

(0.35, 1.01)

0.36^***

(0.16, 0.56)

0.32^**

(0.11, 0.53)

Heavy episodic drinking

0.29

(− 1.00, 1.57)

0.33

(− 0.51, 1.17)

Estimates are from generalized estimating equations with exchangeable covariance structure and identity link function. All models are adjusted for center, age, sex, race, level of educational attainment, income, marital status, depressive symptoms, health insurance status, and number of coexisting chronic medical conditions. Each vertical column represents one model. Boldface indicates statistical significance

^**p < 0.01; ^***p < 0.001