TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1989//
TI  - High blood lead level in alcoholics: wine vs. beer
JO  - Drug and alcohol dependence
A1  - Dally, Sylvain
A1  - Girre, Catherine
A1  - Hispard, E.
A1  - Thomas, Gordon
A1  - Fournier, L.
SP  - 45
EP  - 48
VL  - 23
IS  - 1
N2  - One hundred and sixty one alcoholics (121 men and 40 women) were studied during a social rehabilitation program. All had a daily intake of ethanol higher than 1 g/kg/day. The mean lead blood level was 28 micrograms/100 ml and was as high as 72.5 micrograms/100 ml in one subject. Wine drinkers had a higher blood lead level (29.8 micrograms/100 ml) than beer or spirit drinkers (23.8 micrograms/100 ml). A significant correlation was found between the blood lead level and systolic and diastolic arterial blood pressure and this relation was independent of sex, weight or age. We conclude that a high blood lead level can be a risk factor for hypertension in alcoholics.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0376-8716
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -