Association of ambient temperature and blood pressure in the Jackson Heart Study.

ABSTRACT: Extreme temperature events related to climate change may impact blood pressure (BP). African American populations are disproportionately affected by temperature extremes due to structural inequities. We examined the association between ambient outdoor temperature and BP among participants in JHS, a cohort of African American adults residing in the tri-county area of Jackson, Mississippi. Our primary hypothesis is that daily higher outdoor ambient temperatures would be associated with lower BP. We used a linear-mixed effects model to determine the relationship between temperature and systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DBP) at three visits (N = 5296). Participants had BP readings across three visits: Visit 1 (2000-2004), Visit 2 (2005-2008), Visit 3 (2009-2013). Cardiovascular di

SUBMITTER: Tan AX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12279403 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature