Key result
Passive exposure to cigarette smoke was not associated with developing hypertension (OR 1.01) but significantly increased absolute systolic blood pressure (pooled coefficient 0.26) in children and adolescents.
Why the study?
Hypertension is an emerging disease in children and adolescents, but studies evaluating cigarette smoking as a contributing factor have yielded contradictory results.
Does passive exposure to cigarette smoke increase blood pressure or the risk of hypertension in children and adolescents?
Meta-Analysis (n=192,067)
Does passive exposure to cigarette smoke increase blood pressure or the risk of hypertension in children and adolescents?
Odds Ratio: 1.01 (95% CI 0.93–1.1)
Passive cigarette smoke exposure is associated with higher systolic blood pressure in children and adolescents, though not with a diagnosis of hypertension.
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May raise systolic BP in youth without increasing hypertension odds; leaves open long-term CV risk and need for prospective data.
Aryanpur et al. (2019) conducted a meta-analysis in Hypertension (n=192,067). Passive exposure to cigarette smoke vs. No exposure was evaluated on Developing hypertension (OR 1.01, 95% CI 0.93 to 1.10). Passive exposure to cigarette smoke was not associated with developing hypertension (OR 1.01) but significantly increased absolute systolic blood pressure (pooled coefficient 0.26) in children and adolescents.
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