Association Between Blood Lead Level and Uncontrolled Hypertension in the US Population (NHANES 1999–2016)

Background This study aims to explore whether higher blood lead levels (BLL) may be associated with failure to control blood pressure and subsequent uncontrolled hypertension. Methods and Results We used serial cross‐sectional waves of the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)...

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Published in:	Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Main Authors:	Hui Miao, Yan Liu, Thomas C. Tsai, Joel Schwartz, John S. Ji
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2020-07-01
Subjects:	cardiovascular disease cardiovascular disease risk factors environmental medicine epidemiology hypertension
Online Access:	https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.119.015533