The Relationship between Cold Exposure and Hypertension

The Relationship between Cold Exposure and Hypertension : Joon-Youn KIM, et al. Department of Preventive Medicine, Medical College, Dong-A University, Korea-This study was performed to determine whether there was any relationship between cold exposure and hypertension, and to evaluate risk factors affecting hypertension in cold-exposed workers. In 11 refrigeration industries, 68 male workers working in cold areas more than once per day were selected as the cold-exposed group, and 68 workers not exposed to cold were selected as the control group. The questionnaire survey, clinical and laboratory tests were performed. Systolic and diastolic blood pressures were significantly higher in the cold-exposed group, and body core temperature was significantly lower in the cold-exposed group (p