ADVERSE INFLUENCES OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE USE ON CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS DURING TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD

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Croft, J. B., D. S. Freedman, J. L Cresanta, S. R. Srinlvasan, G. L Burke, S. MacO. Hunter, L S. Webber, C. G. Smoak, and G. S. Berenson (LSU Medical Center, New Orleans, LA 70112-2822). Adverse influences of alcohol, tobacco, and oral contraceptive use on cardiovascular risk factors during transition to adulthood. Am J Epidenmiol 1987;126:202-13. Risk factors for cardiovascular disease were measured in 990 young adults, aged 17–24 years, in a 1982–1983 survey of the biracial (black-white) community of Bogalusa, Louisiana. Even after controlling for age and obesity, several lifestyle factors (cigarette smokIng, alcohol consumption, and oral contraceptive use) were Independently related (p r = 0·24) was observed only in white females who did not smoke. These adverse influences of lifestyle factors on cardiovascular disease risk may provide a rational basis for intervention during adolescence and early adulthood.