Association of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response and Cleanup Work With Risk of Developing Hypertension.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Exposure to hydrocarbons, fine particulate matter (PM2.5), and other chemicals from the April 20, 2010, Deepwater Horizon disaster may be associated with increased blood pressure and newly detected hypertension among oil spill response and cleanup workers.

Objective

To determine whether participation in cleanup activities following the disaster was associated with increased risk of developing hypertension.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study was conducted via telephone interviews and in-person home exams. Participants were 6846 adults who had worked on the oil spill cleanup (workers) and 1505 others who had completed required safety training but did not do cleanup work (nonworkers). Eligible participants did not have diagnosed hypertension a

SUBMITTER: Kwok RK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8867245 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature