Md. Kamrul Islam|Ismail Khan|John Attia|Sheikh Md Nazmul Hassan|Mark McEvoy|Catherine D’Este|Syed Azim|Ayesha Akhter|Shahnaz Akter|S. M. Shahidullah|Abul Hasnat Milton
Association between Hypertension and Chronic Arsenic Exposure in Drinking Water: A Cross-Sectional Study in Bangladesh
University of Newcastle Australia|Dhaka Medical College and Hospital|University of Newcastle Australia|Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology|University of Newcastle Australia|University of Newcastle Australia|UNSW Sydney|Institute of Child and Mother Health|University of Newcastle Australia
chronic arsenic exposure association hypertension adults inconclusive crosssectional study investigated association study conducted january july 2009 among 1004 participants 1682 eligible women men aged 30 years living rural bangladesh continuously consumed arseniccontaminated drinking water least 6 months hypertension defined systolic blood pressure 140 mmhg systolic hypertension diastolic blood pressure 90 mmhg diastolic hypertension pulse pressure calculated deducting diastolic systolic pressure considered increased difference 55 mmhg prevalence hypertension 66 95 ci 5183 adjustment factors excess risk hypertension observed arsenic exposure gt50gl arsenic exposure quartiles duration arsenic concentration quartiles gt50 gl show strong relationship increased pulse pressure adjusted 354 95 ci 146857 arsenic exposure 10 years adjusted 525 95 ci 1411951 arsenic quartiles showed dose response relationship increased pulse pressure study suggests association higher drinking water arsenic duration pulse pressure hypertension