Associations of Blood Pressure With Geographical Latitude, Solar Radiation, and Ambient Temperature: Results From the Chilean Health Survey, 2009-2010

Am J Epidemiol. 2016 Jun 1;183(11):1071-3. doi: 10.1093/aje/kww037. Epub 2016 May 5.

Authors

Sebastián E Cabrera¹, Jennifer S Mindell², Mario Toledo³, Miriam Alvo¹, Charles J Ferro⁴

Affiliations

¹ Nephrology Division, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.
² Research Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
³ Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federico Santa Maria University, Valparaiso, Chile.
⁴ Department of Renal Medicine, University Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

PMID: 27188937
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kww037

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Blood Pressure / radiation effects*
Chile / epidemiology
Environmental Exposure / statistics & numerical data*
Geography / statistics & numerical data
Health Surveys
Humans
Hypertension / epidemiology*
Linear Models
Poisson Distribution
Prevalence
Protective Factors
Risk Factors
Sunlight*
Temperature*
Ultraviolet Rays*