Cochrane · systematic review · CD010022
Alcohol intake reduction for controlling hypertension
Acin, MT, Rueda, J-R, Saiz, LC, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2020 · Cochrane Library
HypertensionAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
6
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 50%Low 3 · 50%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Summary of findings
Population: alcohol consumers with high blood pressure
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Overall mortality | RR 0.72 [0.16, 3.17] | 1 study · 269 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Cardiovascular events | RR 0.8 [0.36, 1.79] | 1 study · 269 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Decrease in systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 269 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Decrease in diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 269 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Decrease in alcohol intake (g) | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 269 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Proportion of subjects with SBP < 140 mmHg and DBP < 90 mmHg | RR 1.21 [0.88, 1.65] | 1 study · 269 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |