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The Association of Domestic Incense Burning with Hypertension and Blood Pressure in Guangdong, China

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  • Xiuling Song

    (Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou 511430, China)

  • Wenjun Ma

    (Guangdong Provincial Institute of Public Health, Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou 511430, China)

  • Xiaojun Xu

    (Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou 511430, China)

  • Tao Liu

    (Guangdong Provincial Institute of Public Health, Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou 511430, China)

  • Jianpeng Xiao

    (Guangdong Provincial Institute of Public Health, Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou 511430, China)

  • Weilin Zeng

    (Guangdong Provincial Institute of Public Health, Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou 511430, China)

  • Xing Li

    (Guangdong Provincial Institute of Public Health, Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou 511430, China)

  • Zhengmin Qian

    (Department of Epidemiology, College for Public Health & Social Justice, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO 63104, USA)

  • Yanjun Xu

    (Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou 511430, China)

  • Hualiang Lin

    (Guangdong Provincial Institute of Public Health, Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou 511430, China)

Abstract

: Domestic incense burning is a common activity in China. Although it generates serious air pollution and has been linked to various health outcomes, it remains unknown whether it is associated with blood pressure and hypertension. A community-based survey including 1153 hypertensive subjects and 4432 normotensive participants in Guangdong (China) was used to examine this question. Two-level logistic regression was used to estimate the odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI). The analyses showed that, compared with non-users, OR of hypertension was 1.24 (95% CI: 1.03–1.50) for users, and 1.37 (95% CI: 1.04–1.80) for daily users with a clear dose-response relationship. The estimated increases in systolic and diastolic blood pressures were 1.02 mmHg (95% CI: 0.06–1.99) and 1.26 mmHg (95% CI: 0.69–1.83) for users, 0.67 mmHg (95% CI: −0.35–1.68) and 1.25 mmHg (95% CI: 0.66–1.85) for occasional users, and 2.09 mmHg (95% CI: 0.79–3.39) and 1.28 mmHg (95% CI: 0.52–2.05) for daily users, respectively. The results remained after adjusting for potential confounders and more pronounced associations were found among females. This study suggests that domestic incense burning may increase the risk of hypertension and blood pressure in the study population, and women are more vulnerable to these effects than men.

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  • Xiuling Song & Wenjun Ma & Xiaojun Xu & Tao Liu & Jianpeng Xiao & Weilin Zeng & Xing Li & Zhengmin Qian & Yanjun Xu & Hualiang Lin, 2017. "The Association of Domestic Incense Burning with Hypertension and Blood Pressure in Guangdong, China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(7), pages 1-12, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:14:y:2017:i:7:p:788-:d:104708
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    1. Zhenzhen Qin & Yao Song & Yang Jin, 2019. "Green Worship: The Effects of Devotional and Behavioral Factors on Adopting Electronic Incense Products in Religious Practices," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(19), pages 1-15, September.

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