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Cigarette smoking lowers blood pressure in adolescents: the Irbid-TRY

Mahmoud A Alomari1, Nihaya A Al-Sheyab2,3

  • 1a Division of Physical Therapy, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences , Jordan University of Science and Technology , Irbid , Jordan .

Inhalation Toxicology
|February 19, 2016
PubMed

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Cigarette smoking in male adolescents was associated with lower cardiovascular measures, including blood pressure. Further research is needed to understand the mechanisms and long-term implications for cardiovascular disease risk.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Adolescent Health
  • Tobacco Research

Background:

  • Tobacco consumption negatively impacts cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors like hypertension.
  • The long-term effects of adolescent cigarette smoking on blood pressure remain unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate cardiovascular indices in male adolescent cigarette smokers compared to nonsmokers.
  • To assess the relationship between smoking status and cardiovascular measures in adolescents.

Main Methods:

  • Evaluated resting heart rate, systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), mean arterial pressure (MAP), pulse pressure (PP), and rate pressure products (RPP) using an automatic oscillatory method.
  • Determined smoking status via the Youth Risk Behavior Survey.

Main Results:

  • Male adolescent smokers exhibited significantly lower cardiovascular measures than nonsmokers after controlling for cofactors (p < 0.05).
  • Regression analysis indicated that smoking status accounted for a significant portion of the variance in SBP (20.6%), DBP (5.0%), MAP (13.4%), PP (7.5%), and RPP (13.4%).

Conclusions:

  • Findings suggest that cigarette smoking may lower cardiovascular measures in adolescents.
  • Further investigation is required to elucidate the mechanisms behind these observed cardiovascular changes and their link to adult CVDs.
Abstract

Keywords:
Adolescentsblood pressurecardiovascularcigarettessmokingtobacco

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