Relationship Between Daily Exposure to Biomass Fuel Smoke and Blood Pressure in High-Altitude Peru
Burroughs Peña M, Romero KM, Velazquez EJ, Davila-Roman VG, Gilman RH, Wise RA, Miranda JJ, Checkley W. Relationship Between Daily Exposure to Biomass Fuel Smoke and Blood Pressure in High-Altitude Peru. Hypertension 2015, 65: 1134-1140. PMID: 25753976, PMCID: PMC4466100, DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.114.04840.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiastolic blood pressureSystolic blood pressureBlood pressureBiomass fuel useHousehold air pollutionVital capacityFuel smokeHigher systolic blood pressurePopulation-based cohort studyDaily exposureHigher diastolic blood pressureBiomass fuel usersBlood pressure outcomesElevated blood pressureHigh blood pressureBiomass fuel smokeMultivariable regression modelsCardiovascular preventionCohort studyLung functionPressure outcomesEffect modificationHigher likelihoodHypertensionFuel users