title: Risk for hypertension in female members of multigenerational male-limited alcoholic families.
abstract: Cardiovascular hyperreactivity to psychological stress has been implicated as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Recent reports have suggested that male offspring of multigenerational male-limited alcoholic families display cardiovascular hyperreactivity to stress. Data concerning cardiovascular disease in 371 individuals from multigenerational male-limited alcoholic families and other family types of differing risk for alcoholism were subjected to chi 2 analyses. Results indicated a significantly greater incidence of hypertension in female members of multigenerational male-limited alcoholic families as compared to the other family types.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Finn
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ditto
authors.forename: R O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Pihl
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors