Why the study?
Smoking and hypertension are major risk factors for cardiovascular disease, but the relationship between cigarette smoking and blood pressure in Nepal is unclear.
Does current daily cigarette smoking affect systolic and diastolic blood pressure in Nepali adults aged 18 to 49 years?
Population
5518 women and 3420 men aged 18 to 49 years in Nepal
Comparison
Current daily cigarette smokers vs non-smokers
Design
Population-based cross-sectional study
Authors
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Should not yet change practice; leaves open confounding versus effect in Nepali women.
Does current daily cigarette smoking affect systolic and diastolic blood pressure in Nepali adults aged 18 to 49 years?
In a nationally representative survey of Nepali adults, daily cigarette smoking was not associated with increased blood pressure, and was paradoxically associated with lower blood pressure in women.
Lan et al. (2021) studied this question.
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