Why the study?
Does passive smoking increase the prevalence of masked hypertension in clinically normotensive nonsmokers?
Population
254 clinically normotensive never-treated nonsmokers self-referred to an outpatient hypertensive clinic.
Comparison
Exposure to passive smoking vs No exposure to passive smoking (smoke-free)
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Does not support practice changes; leaves open a potential link requiring prospective confirmation in nonsmokers.
Does passive smoking increase the prevalence of masked hypertension in clinically normotensive nonsmokers?
Passive smoking is significantly associated with an increased risk of masked hypertension in clinically normotensive nonsmokers, highlighting the hidden cardiovascular risks of secondhand smoke.
Makris et al. (2009) studied this question.
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