Parental smoking and blood pressure in children and adolescents: a national cross-sectional study in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current evidence on the health effects of passive smoking on childhood blood pressure is limited and inconsistent. We investigated the associations between exposure to parental smoking and blood pressure in children and adolescents.

Methods

A cross-sectional analysis was performed in a national sample of 42,745 children and adolescents (50.2% boys) aged 7-18 years from seven provinces in China. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were measured. Information on parental smoking was collected through questionnaire. Multivariable linear regression and logistic regression was used to investigate the associations of parental smoking with blood pressure and prevalent hypertension, respectively.

Results

The reported parental smoking rat

SUBMITTER: Zhang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6474055 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature