Association between blood lead level and blood pressure: An occupational population-based study in Jiangsu province, China.

ABSTRACT: Studies about the association between lead exposure and the elevation of blood pressure and risk of hypertension are varied, while available data on blood lead levels (BLL) in workers with lead-exposure are scarce. This research aimed to evaluate associations between BLL and blood pressure in an occupational population-based study in Jiangsu province, China. We enrolled 21,688 workers in this study. Information on socioeconomic and occupational background was obtained with face-to-face interviews. BLL, systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were measured, and hypertension status was confirmed. We found that workers in mini-factories had the highest average BLL (20.3 μg/dL; 95% CI, 19.0-21.6 μg/dL) for overall participants. The employees in private factories had hi

SUBMITTER: Han L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6034884 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature