Why the study?
Does cigarette smoking exacerbate the effect of blood pressure on the risk of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality among hypertensive patients?
Does cigarette smoking exacerbate the effect of blood pressure on the risk of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality among hypertensive patients?
Smoking cessation is an essential component for preventing deaths in hypertensive patients due to a synergistic effect between smoking and blood pressure on mortality risk.
May support smoking cessation emphasis in hypertension; leaves open causal synergy with BP on mortality.
Smoking not only significantly increased the risk of CVD and all-cause mortality among hypertensive groups, but the synergistic effect on the risk of CVD and all-cause mortality existed between cigarette smoking and blood pressure category. Therefore, apart from hypertension management, smoking cessation should be an essential component for preventing deaths related to smoking.
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