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. 1976 Jul 3;2(7975):1-3.

Blood-lead and hypertension

D G Beevers, E Erskine, M Robertson, A D Beattie, B C Campbell, A Goldberg, M R Moore, V M Hawthorne
  • PMID: 59074

Blood-lead and hypertension

D G Beevers et al. Lancet. .

Abstract

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.

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