Key result
Active cigarette smoking was associated with higher systolic blood pressure compared to non-smokers and passive smokers.
Why the study?
The study was conducted to compare the effects of passive and active cigarette smoking on blood pressure and heart rate.
Does active and passive cigarette smoking increase blood pressure and heart rate in healthy young adults?
Cross-Sectional (n=152)
No
Does active and passive cigarette smoking increase blood pressure and heart rate in healthy young adults?
Active cigarette smoking is associated with significantly higher systolic blood pressure and altered heart rate compared to non-smokers and passive smokers in a young, healthy cohort.
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Active smoking was associated with higher SBP in young adults; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
OBJECTIVE:To compare the effects of passive and active cigarette smokers on blood pressure and heart rate. METHODS: It was a cross sectional study based in Physiology department of Khyber Medical College, Peshawar. It was conducted from January 2022 to June 2022. Using non probability convenient sampling, MBBS students and college employees were divided into three groups. Each group had a sample size of 50. Group 1 comprised of passive smokers, group 2 consisted of active smokers and group 3 of nonsmokers. Heart rate and blood pressure, including Systolic Blood Pressure, Diastolic Blood Pressure, Mean Arterial Pressure and Pulse Pressure, were measured. Data was analysed using SPSS 26. RESULTS: In Group-1, all smokers were males. In Group-2 (nonsmokers), 42 were males (32.6%) and 8 (34.8%) were females and in Group-3 (passive smokers), 37 were males (28.7%) and 15 were females (65.2%). Using Anova test, the difference in the mean values of systolic blood pressure (SBP) among the three groups was found to be highly significant (0.001), while that of diastolic blood pressure (DBP) non-significant (0.291). The mean values of Heart Rate (HR) among the three groups was also significant (0.049). CONCLUSION:Smoking effects blood pressure and heart rate, as the systolic blood pressure and heart rate of smokers in our study was raised.
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Qaiser et al. (2023) conducted a cross-sectional in Healthy individuals (assessing cardiovascular parameters) (n=152). Active and passive cigarette smoking vs. Non-smokers was evaluated on Systolic blood pressure (p=0.001). Active cigarette smoking was associated with higher systolic blood pressure compared to non-smokers and passive smokers.
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