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Association between blood lead and blood pressure : results from the Canadian Health Measures Survey (2007 to 2011) / by Tracey Bushnik, Patrick Levallois, Monique D'Amour, Todd J. Anderson and Finlay...: CS82-003/2014-7-2E-PDF

"Hypertension is the leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease, but its cause is not always known. Interest is increasing in the potential role of environmental chemicals, including lead. Data are from the first two cycles of the Canadian Health Measures Survey. Lead in whole blood (PbB), and systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure were measured and hypertension status was derived for 4,550 respondents aged 40 to 79. Linear regression estimated associations between PbB and SBP and DBP. Logistic regression estimated associations between PbB and hypertension. Adjusted least squares geometric means of PbB were estimated for hypertensive versus non-hypertensive individuals. …"--Abstract, page 12.

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Department/Agency
  • Statistics Canada, issuing body.
TitleAssociation between blood lead and blood pressure : results from the Canadian Health Measures Survey (2007 to 2011) / by Tracey Bushnik, Patrick Levallois, Monique D'Amour, Todd J. Anderson and Finlay A. McAlister.
Series title
  • Health reports, 1209-1367 ; v. 25, no. 7, [2]
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Issued also in French under title: Association entre la plombémie et la pression artérielle : résultats de l'Enquête canadienne sur les mesures de la santé (2007 à 2011).
  • ISSN of series supplied from ISSN Portal.
  • "Component of Statistics Canada catalogue no. 82-003-X, Health Reports."
  • "Article."
  • "Research article."
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Publishing information
  • [Ottawa] : Statistics Canada = Statistique Canada, July 2014.
  • ©2014
Author / Contributor
  • Bushnik, Tracey, author.
Description1 online resource (pages 12-22) : illustrations.
Catalogue number
  • CS82-003/2014-7-2E-PDF
Departmental catalogue number82-003-X
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