Association of Husband Smoking With Wife's Hypertension Status in Over 5 Million Chinese Females Aged 20 to 49 Years [Hypertension]

This study included 5 027 731 females along with their husbands from the National Free Pre‐pregnancy Checkup Projects conducted across 31 provinces in China in 2014. Smoking/passive smoking status was collected by a standard questionnaire and blood pressure was measured by an electronic device after 10 minutes rest. Odds ratios and their corresponding 95% CIs for female hypertension were estimated according to smoking status of husband and wife, husbands' smoking amount, and cumulative exposure to husband smoking. Compared with neither‐smoker group, the multivariable‐adjusted odds ratio for female hypertension was 1.28 (1.27–1.30), 1.53 (1.30–1.79), and 1.50 (1.36–1.67) in husband‐only, wife‐only, and mixed group, respectively. Furthermore, a higher risk of having hypertension was associated with amount and cumulative exposure of husband smoking. For example, compared with neither‐smoker, the multivariate‐adjusted odds ratio was 1.22 (1.19–1.25), 1.24 (1.21–1.26), 1.32 (1.26–1.37), 1.37 (1.34–1.41), and 1.75 (1.64–1.87) for females whose husband smoked 1 to 5, 6 to 10, 11 to 15, 16 to 20, and ≥21 cigarettes per day, respectively (Pfor trend

Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - March 20, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Yang, Y., Liu, F., Wang, L., Li, Q., Wang, X., Chen, J. C., Wang, Q., Shen, H., Zhang, Y., Yan, D., Zhang, M., He, Y., Peng, Z., Wang, Y., Xu, J., Zhao, J., , Zhang, H., Xin, X., , Liu, D., Guo, T., Dai, Q., Ma, X. Tags: Epidemiology, Lifestyle, Risk Factors, Women, Hypertension Original Research Source Type: research