Association between Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Hypertension in 106,268 Korean Self-Reported Never-Smokers Verified by Cotinine

Association between Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Hypertension in 106,268 Korean Self-Reported Never-Smokers Verified by Cotinine

No study has reported the relationship between secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure and hypertension in self-reported never-smokers verified by nicotine metabolite. The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between SHS exposure and hypertension in self-reported and cotinine-verified never-sm...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of clinical medicine 2019-08, Vol.8 (8), p.1238
Hauptverfasser: Kim, Byung Jin, Kang, Jeong Gyu, Kim, Ji Hye, Seo, Dae Chul, Sung, Ki Chul, Kim, Bum Soo, Kang, Jin Ho
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:No study has reported the relationship between secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure and hypertension in self-reported never-smokers verified by nicotine metabolite. The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between SHS exposure and hypertension in self-reported and cotinine-verified never-smokers. A total of 106,268 self-reported never-smokers, verified as nonsmokers by urinary cotinine, who participated in Kangbuk Samsung Cohort study (KSCS) between 2012 and 2016 were included. Cotinine-verified nonsmokers were defined as individuals having urinary cotinine
ISSN:2077-0383
2077-0383
DOI:10.3390/jcm8081238