scholarly journals Arsenic Exposure from Drinking Water, Dietary Intakes of B Vitamins and Folate, and Risk of High Blood Pressure in Bangladesh: A Population-based, Cross-sectional Study

2006 ◽  
Vol 165 (5) ◽  
pp. 541-552 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Chen ◽  
P. Factor-Litvak ◽  
G. R. Howe ◽  
J. H. Graziano ◽  
P. Brandt-Rauf ◽  
...  
2006 ◽  
Vol 84 (5) ◽  
pp. 1224-1232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Chen ◽  
Pam Factor-Litvak ◽  
Geoffrey R Howe ◽  
Faruque Parvez ◽  
Habibul Ahsan

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. e023916 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meng Li ◽  
Shoumeng Yan ◽  
Shan Jiang ◽  
Xiaoyu Ma ◽  
Tianyu Gao ◽  
...  

ObjectivesPrevious studies have reported that sleep duration might increase the risk of hypertension. However, the results have been conflicting. We investigated whether sleep duration is independently associated with hypertension. We aimed to assess the relationship between sleep duration and hypertension in a population-based cross-sectional study.MethodsIn this study we used multistage stratified cluster sampling. A total of 19 407 adults aged 18–79 years were enrolled in the study. The participants were divided into three groups (<7 hours/day, 7–8 hours/day and >8 hours/day) according to self-reported sleep duration. Hypertension was defined as systolic blood pressure ≥140 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mm Hg or the use of anti-hypertensive medications. Univariate and multivariate logistic regressions were performed to determine the association between hypertension and sleep duration adjusted for sociodemographic, body mass index, and lifestyle covariates.ResultsThe overall prevalence of hypertension was 32.6%. Among participants aged 18–44 years, individuals sleeping less than 7 hours per day had a higher risk of hypertension (OR=1.24, 95% CI: 1.05 to 1.46), compared with those who slept 7–8 hours per day. There were no significant associations between sleep duration and hypertension in the total sample, among middle-aged adults (45–59 years) or older adults (60–79 years).ConclusionsOur study demonstrates that short sleep duration was significantly associated with hypertension among people aged 18–44 years in northeast China.


2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (8) ◽  
pp. 2575-2585 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciano Machado Ferreira Tenório de Oliveira ◽  
Raphael Mendes Ritti-Dias ◽  
Breno Quintella Farah ◽  
Diego Giulliano Destro Christofaro ◽  
Mauro Virgílio Gomes de Barros ◽  
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Abstract The aim of this study was to analyze the association between different sedentary behaviors and high blood pressure in adolescent boys and girls. We conducted a cross-sectional study with 6,264 Brazilian adolescents (14 to 19 years old). Demographic data, obesity indicators and blood pressure, were evaluated. Time spent in the sedentary behaviors (television viewing, playing video games, using the computer, non-screen sitting and, total time sitting) were also assessed. The girls spent more time watching television than boys, whereas boys spent more time using computers and video games (12.7% vs. 7.4%, p < 0.001) than girls. Boys who watched more than four hours of television presented higher odds to give high blood pressure after adjustments for physical activity level, body mass index, age and educational level of mother (OR = 2.27, p < 0.001). In girls, we did not find a relation between sedentary behaviors and high blood pressure (p > 0.05). Television viewing time is associated with high blood pressure only boys. So, reduce this sedentary behavior, stimulating physical activities, might be essential to health, principally for male adolescents.


2021 ◽  
Vol 82 ◽  
pp. 100-107
Author(s):  
Xin Wang ◽  
Xiaoyan Huang ◽  
Lu Zhou ◽  
Juan Chen ◽  
Xuxiang Zhang ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 331-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deise Bresan ◽  
João Luiz Bastos ◽  
Maurício Soares Leite

This cross-sectional study describes the prevalence of high blood pressure (HBP; measured at one setting, and suggestive of a clinical diagnosis of arterial hypertension) and mean systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and their associations with socio-demographic and anthropometric variables among 355 Kaingang adults (≥ 20 years) on the Xapecó Indigenous Land in Brazil. Weight, height, waist circumference (WC), SBP, and DBP were measured and socio-demographic data were collected. Prevalence of HBP was 53.2% (95%CI: 45.3; 61.1) in men and 40.7% (95%CI: 33.8; 47.6) in women. In women, age and WC were directly associated with HBP; age was associated with SBP and schooling with DBP. In men, HBP was statistically associated with high body mass index (BMI) and tile floor in the home (as a socioeconomic proxy); BMI and WC were associated with SBP; BMI and WC were associated with DBP. The study highlights the need for measures to control risk factors for HBP, especially due to its relevance for cardiovascular diseases and their consequences.


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