Hypertension

Research from TNO Pharma has provided new data on hypertension

Published in Healthcare Finance, Tax and Law Weekly, August 15th, 2007

According to recent research from Netherlands, "The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between road traffic noise exposure at home and the prevalence of hypertension. We conducted cross-sectional analyses in a large random sample (N = 40,856) of inhabitants of Groningen City, and in a subsample (the Prevention of Renal and Vascular End-Stage Disease [PREVEND]) study cohort, N = 8592."

"Before adjustment for confounders, road traffic noise exposure was associated with self-reported use of antihypertensive medication in the city of Groningen sample (odds ratio [OR] = 1.31 per 10-dB increase in L-den). Adjusted odds ratios were significant for the...

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