Additive pressor effects of caffeine and stress in male medical students at risk for hypertension.
Additive pressor effects of caffeine and stress in male medical students at risk for hypertension.
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咖啡因和压力对有高血压风险的男性医学生的附加升压作用。
DOI:
10.1016/s0895-7061(99)00217-4
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发表时间:
2000
影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
Lovallo,WR
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作者:
Shepard,JD;al'Absi,M;Whitsett,TL;Passey,RB;Lovallo,WR
The effects of caffeine on blood pressure (BP) and cortisol secretion were examined during elevated work stress in medical students at highversuslow risk for hypertension. Among 31 male medical students who were regular consumers of caffeine, 20 were considered at low risk for hypertension (negative parental history and all screening BP < 125/78 mm Hg) and 11 at high risk based on epidemiologic criteria (positive parental history and average screening BPs between 125/78 and 139/89 mm Hg). Cortisol levels and ambulatory BP were measured with and without caffeine during two lectures (low work stress) and two exams (high work stress) in a randomized, double-blind, crossover trial. Caffeine consumption and exam stress increased cortisol secretion in both groups (P< .05). BP increased with caffeine or exam stress in both groups, lowversushigh risk, respectively (Caffeine: + 5/4vs+ 3/3 mm Hg; Stress: + 4/1vs+ 7/3 mm Hg;P< .05). The combination of stress and caffeine caused additive increases in BP (Low Risk + 9/5 mm Hg, High Risk + 10/6 mm Hg) such that 46% of high-risk participants had average systolic BP ≥ 140 mm Hg. This combined effect of stress and caffeine on BP suggests that it may be beneficial for individuals at high risk for hypertension to refrain from the use of caffeinated beverages, particularly at times when work demands and attendant stressors are high. For the same reasons, recent intake of caffeine should be controlled in patients undergoing BP measurement for the diagnosis of hypertension.