Blood-lead and hypertension.
Blood and tap-water lead levels were examined in 135 hypertensives and 135 age and sex matched normotensives. Among male hypertensives there was a significant excess of cases with high blood-lead levels and a similar but statistically non-significant trend was found amongst female hypertensives. A positive correlation was found between blood-lead and tap-water lead. It is concluded that in the West of Scotland high blood-pressure is associated with high blood-lead levels, which might explain the high prevalence of cardiovascular disease in the area.
D001794:Blood Pressure; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology; D007854:Lead / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012606:Scotland; D014881:Water Supply / Q000032:analysis
D007854:Lead