By studying the lifestyles of suffering patients high blood pressure, researchers at University College London (Great Britain) found that there was a significant link between housing temperature and high blood pressure. According to these researchers, each degree less in the house is associated with a 0.48 mmHg increase in systolic blood pressure (that is, the pressure in the arteries as the heart contracts and ejects blood. in the arterial system) and 0.45 mmHg to diastolic blood pressure (that is, the pressure in the arteries as the heart expands and fills).
British scientists, whose study has just been published in the journal Hypertension also found that the effect of indoor temperature on blood pressure was stronger in people who were not did not exercise regularly, suggesting that physical activity may lower the risk of living in a cool environment.
Remember that high blood pressure is considered to be greater than or equal to 140/90 mmHg.
“Our research helps explain the higher rates of hypertension, as well as the potential increases in death from stroke and heart disease in winter. It also suggests that indoor temperatures should be taken seriously by doctors because a person is being monitored. for hypertension and who lives in a cold house may well need a different treatment in summer and winter “said Dr Stephen Jivraj, from the Institute of Epidemiology and Healthcare at UCL, lead author of the study.
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