Smoking and hypertension: Indian scenario
Anand, M.P.; Bakhle, D.S.; Ajay, S.
Journal of the Association of Physicians of India 38(4): 283-284
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-5772 PMID: 2202712 Document Number: 360100
In a large multicentre study of 918 hypertensive patients, 28% of subjects were found to be smokers. Smokers had a higher average weight and associated diseases like coronary artery disease and diabetes. It is suggested that higher incidence of coronary artery disease and diabetes in the hypertensive smokers carries a higher risk of further cardiovascular events.