Passive smoking and the risk of hypertension in nonsmoking adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Exposure to passive smoking is significantly associated with an increased risk of hypertension in both cross-sectional/case-control and cohort studies, and for both male and female populations. Exposure ≥3 times/week and ≥10 years may have an adverse influence on hypertension.
Authors
- Huanling Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9197-1712)
- Yang Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5901-2212)
- Ke Du
Institutions
- Qingdao University (CN)
- Qingdao Municipal Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PeerJ
- Published
- 2026-01-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20639
- Primary Topic
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00