title: Cadmium and hypertension in exposed workers: A meta-analysis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In the general population, cadmium seems to be responsible for hypertension, atherosclerosis and an increase in acute coronary events. Therefore, the purpose of this meta-analysis was to analyze controlled studies conducted on cadmium and arterial pressure in occupationally-exposed workers.
  
  
  METHODS
  After analyzing all the relevant articles found in the literature, 6 publications were selected.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A higher prevalence of hypertension and higher values of systolic and diastolic blood pressure were recorded in the exposed subjects.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cadmium in occupationally-exposed individuals appears to induce an increase in systolic and diastolic blood pressure and an increase in the prevalence of hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopaedics, Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Rome 'Sapienza', Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Tiziana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Caciari
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sancini
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fioravanti
authors.forename: Assunta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Capozzella
authors.forename: Teodorico
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Casale
authors.forename: Lucio
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Montuori
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fiaschetti
authors.forename: Maria Pia
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Schifano
authors.forename: Giorgia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Andreozzi
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nardone
authors.forename: Gianfranco
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tomei
authors.forename: Manuela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ciarrocca
authors.forename: Maria Valeria
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Rosati
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tomei
mesh_terms: D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002104:Cadmium / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015995:Prevalence
chemical_list: D002104:Cadmium