Time to First Cigarette and Hypertension in Korean Male Smokers / 가정의학회지
Korean Journal of Family Medicine
;
: 221-226, 2015.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-202450
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Morning blood pressure surge affects to cardiovascular disease risk. Short time to first cigarette (TTFC) after waking can enhance morning blood pressure surge, and accelerate atherosclerosisMETHODS:
We investigated that the relationship between TTFC and blood pressure. The study subjects included male current smokers (n=211) who had health check-up in Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital from July to September, 2014. We categorized the subjects into 2 groups according to TTFC; early TTFC (TTFC or =30 minutes), and the subjects who were taking antihypertensive medications or had a high blood pressure (>140 mm Hg or 90 mm Hg) were defined as hypertensive group. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to estimate the odds ratio and 95% confidence interval to investigate the association between TTFC and hypertensive group.RESULTS:
Compared with late TTFC, early TTFC had higher odds (odds ratio [OR], 3.87; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.89-7.94) for hypertensive group. After adjusting confounding factors, early TTFC was significantly associated with an increased risk of hypertension (OR, 4.43; 95% CI, 1.84-10.70).CONCLUSION:
early TTFC after waking is associated with hypertension. It suggests delaying TTFC might help to control of blood pressure among the current smokers who are not ready to immediately quit smoking.
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Main subject:
Smoke
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Blood Pressure
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Cardiovascular Diseases
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Smoking
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Logistic Models
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Odds Ratio
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Metabolic Syndrome
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Atherosclerosis
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Tobacco Products
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Heart
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Family Medicine
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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