ArticleBMC pediatrics2019
Parental smoking and blood pressure in children and adolescents: a national cross-sectional study in China.
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- The Influence of Parental Behaviours and Socioeconomic Factors on Offspring's Precursors of Atherosclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Pooled it
- Transgenerational consequences of grandparents' smoking on grandchildren's development: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2025Pooled it
- Association of secondhand smoke exposure during pregnancy with left ventricle structure and function in offspring at 4 years old: a prospective birth cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Cardiovascular Risk Factors in China.Journal of geriatric cardiology : JGC · 2024Article
- Environments affect blood pressure in toddlers: The Japan Environment and Children's Study.Pediatric research · 2024Article
- Prenatal smoking and drinking are associated with altered newborn autonomic functions.Pediatric research · 2023Article
- Prevalence trends of hypertension and influence factors among children and adolescents aged 7-17 years in China, 2011-2015: A serial cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Joint effect of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and secondhand smoke exposure on hypertension in non-smoking women of childbearing age: NHANES 2007-2014.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundCurrent evidence on the health effects of passive smoking on childhood blood pressure is limited and inconsistent. We investigated the associations between exposure to parental smoking and blood pressure in children and adolescents.
methodsA cross-sectional analysis was performed in a national sample of 42,745 children and adolescents (50.2% boys) aged 7-18 years from seven provinces in China. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were measured. Information on parental smoking was collected through questionnaire. Multivariable linear regression and logistic regression was used to investigate the associations of parental smoking with blood pressure and prevalent hypertension, respectively.
resultsThe reported parental smoking rates were 49.7 and 50.2% in boys and girls, respectively. After adjustment for a range of potential confounders, exposure to parental smoking was associated with 0.44 [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.16, 0.72] mmHg and 0.26 (95% CI: 0.04, 0.47) mmHg higher SBP and DBP in girls. Girls exposed to parental smoking were also more likely to have hypertension compared with those without exposure (odds ratio = 1.11, 95% CI: 1.02, 1.20). No significant associations were found in boys.
conclusionsExposure to parental smoking was associated with increased blood pressure and higher prevalence of hypertension in girls, but not in boys. Urgent strategies are needed for the promotion of smoking-free environment, especially for children and adolescents.
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