Hypertension vs secondhand smoking
Posted on: 04/May/2019 5:07:45 PM
Researchers recommended non-smokers to quickly get out of a smoky room or smoky car and remain distant until the smoke is cleared.
Whether or not the smoker is present inside the room, it is recommended that secondhand smoker leaves the place and avoid likely exposure to harmful smoke. Even if the level of smoke exposure is very less, in case of non-smokers, there is likeliness of high blood pressure.
There is 13% likely hike in hypertension with passive smokers. And there is 15% increased risk of living together with smokers after the age 20. When a person gets exposed to a passive smoker for more than 10 years period, there will be 17% increased likeliness of hypertension. And the impact on men and women are almost the same.
It is to be remembered that one of the major causes of premature death is high blood pressure. It leads to over 1 million deaths. The very first suggestion for such causes is to stop smoking.
There are a lot of researches that study the association of passive smoking with hypertension in case of non-smokers, particularly. However these early studies are made in small levels and focus mainly on the effect on women. And they depended on self-reports where the participants typically answered they never smoke.
According to researchers, if one wants to reduce the risk of hypertension, secondhand smoke should compulsorily be avoided rather than just reducing exposure.
There are a lot of efforts taken to reduce the overall danger caused by passive smoking. A lot of no-smoking areas are introduced in public areas. The latest study says 1 of 5 non-smokers get subjected to secondhand smoke. Hence, there needs to be stricter bans imposed on smoking so that smokers do not harm non-smokers. The impact of secondhand smoking should at least persuade smokers quit the habit.
