The influence of daily air temperature variability on arterial blood pressure: findings from a cross-sectional study in Kaunas city.

ABSTRACT: Several studies reported statistically significant associations of blood pressure (BP) with short-term air temperature variability (TV), but the effect of TV on BP was found to differ in different areas. This study aimed to detect the association between BP and TV in Kaunas, Lithuania. Data from the international Health, Alcohol, and Psychosocial Factors in Eastern Europe study was used to gather information on the participants' BP during 2006-2008. The TV variables were the diurnal temperature range (DTR), the standard deviation (SD) of hourly temperature during the 24 h (TSD) and the first 12 h of the day (TSDF), and the SD of daily minimum and maximum temperatures during the exposure days (DTV). Multiple linear regression was used after controlling for potential confounders. Among the p

SUBMITTER: Vencloviene J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12606119 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature