Passive smoking exposure and the risk of hypertension among non-smoking adults: the 2015-2016 NHANES data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertension is a major public health problem and a prominent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. However, whether passive smoking exposure (PSE) is associated with the risk of hypertension is scarcely understood. This study assessed the association between PSE and the risk of hypertension among adults (≥18 years) in the United States of America.

Methods

Three thousand and sixty-seven adults were identified from the 2015-2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and the association between PSE and hypertension (adjusting for relevant confounders) was examined using multivariable adjusted-logistic regression analysis at P < 0.05.

Results

Mean age of respondents was 46.5 ± 17.9 years. Overall, 23.7% of respondents reported PSE and 32.6% were

SUBMITTER: Akpa OM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7775627 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature