期刊名称：International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences
印刷版ISSN：2214-1391
出版年度：2021
卷号：15
页码：1-5
DOI：10.1016/j.ijans.2021.100379
语种：English
出版社：Elsevier
摘要：AbstractTobacco and hypertension can increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases. However, the long-term effect of smoking, particularly waterpipe, on blood pressure (BP) is uncertain. Therefore, the current study compared heart rate (HR), systolic (SBP), diastolic (DBP), mean arterial pressure (MAP), pulse pressures (PP), and rate pressure product (RPP) in waterpipe versus never smokers. Self-reported questionnaire and automatic oscillatory device were used to obtain smoking status and BP measures, respectively, in 250 women and 261 men aged 20–85 years. Of these, 277 were waterpipe smokers (144 men and 133 women). The 2*2 (smoking status*gender) ANCOVA showed greater (P < 0.01) HR and lower (P < 0.01) SBP, MAP, and PP in the men, but not the women, smoking waterpipe. In conclusion, the current results indicate that waterpipe smoking is associated with altered cardiovascular measures, especially in men.
