Risk for Hypertension in Female Members of Multigenerational Male-Limited Alcoholic Families

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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 alcohol families as compared to the other family types.