Key result
Waterpipe smoking in men was associated with greater heart rate and lower systolic blood pressure, mean arterial pressure, and pulse pressure (P < 0.01), but not in women.
Why the study?
Tobacco and hypertension increase cardiovascular disease risk, but the long-term effect of smoking, particularly waterpipe, on blood pressure remains uncertain.
Does waterpipe smoking alter circulatory measures such as heart rate and blood pressure compared to never smoking in men and women?
Cross-Sectional (n=511)
Does waterpipe smoking alter circulatory measures such as heart rate and blood pressure compared to never smoking in men and women?
p-value: p=<0.01
Waterpipe smoking is associated with altered cardiovascular hemodynamics, specifically increased heart rate and lower systolic blood pressure, predominantly in men.
Sex-specific hemodynamic associations with waterpipe smoking merit validation; leaves open causal effects and practice implications.
Tobacco and hypertension can increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases. However, the long-term effect of smoking, particularly waterpipe, on blood pressure (BP) is uncertain. Therefore, the current study compared heart rate (HR), systolic (SBP), diastolic (DBP), mean arterial pressure (MAP), pulse pressures (PP), and rate pressure product (RPP) in waterpipe versus never smokers. Self-reported questionnaire and automatic oscillatory device were used to obtain smoking status and BP measures, respectively, in 250 women and 261 men aged 20–85 years. Of these, 277 were waterpipe smokers (144 men and 133 women). The 2*2 (smoking status*gender) ANCOVA showed greater (P < 0.01) HR and lower (P < 0.01) SBP, MAP, and PP in the men, but not the women, smoking waterpipe. In conclusion, the current results indicate that waterpipe smoking is associated with altered cardiovascular measures, especially in men.
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Alomari et al. (2021) conducted a cross-sectional in Waterpipe smoking (n=511). Waterpipe smoking vs. Never smokers was evaluated on Heart rate (HR), systolic (SBP), diastolic (DBP), mean arterial pressure (MAP), pulse pressures (PP), and rate pressure product (RPP) (p=<0.01). Waterpipe smoking in men was associated with greater heart rate and lower systolic blood pressure, mean arterial pressure, and pulse pressure (P < 0.01), but not in women.
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