Key result
Passive smoking is linked to impaired vascular function and unfavorable HDL levels in children.
Why the study?
Passive smoking may contribute to the development of cardiovascular disease in children due to their partially developed physiological systems.
Systematic Review
Supports minimizing children's secondhand smoke exposure; extends prior Surgeon General and EPA reports with systematic pediatric data.
Passive smoking may be implicated in the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in children because of their partially developed physiological systems. The aim of the present systematic paper is to investigate whether passive smoking is associated with factors that influence the development of CVD in children. Data sources included Medline, Cochrane Library, Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health (CINAHL) research database, Google Scholar, Excerpta Medica database (EMBASE), the 2006 Office of the Surgeon General's report, and the 2005 report from the California Environmental Protection Agency. We identified a total of 42 relevant articles (i.e., 30 reviews and 12 observational). Results revealed that passive smoking may be implicated in deteriorating cardiovascular status in children in terms of unfavorable high-density lipoprotein levels and deteriorated vascular function.
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Metsios et al. (2010) conducted a systematic review in Cardiovascular disease risk factors. Passive smoking vs. No passive smoking exposure was evaluated. Passive smoking is associated with deteriorating cardiovascular status in children, specifically presenting as unfavorable high-density lipoprotein levels and deteriorated vascular function.
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