Tobacco and electronic cigarette use with hypertension and the mediating effect of dyslipidemia – the NHANES study
Abstract
In this cross-sectional analysis of 6,262 multiracial US participants with diverse age groups, tobacco smoking and vaping were significantly associated with elevated blood pressure and hypertension. Smoking and vaping were predominantly associated with diastolic blood pressure, an association that was partly mediated by higher cholesterol levels.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Smoking Behavior and Cessation
Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
Publication details
- Journal / source
- American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology
- Publisher
- American Physiological Society
- Volume
- 330
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- H883–H889
- Publication date
- 7 February 2026
- Language
- EN