Contributions of biomass/solid fuel burning to blood pressure modification in women: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

• Published in: American journal of human biology Vol. 34; no. 1; pp. e23586 - n/a
• Main Authors: Dillon, David T., Webster, Gregory D., Bisesi, Joseph H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.01.2022; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Biomass; Biomass burning; Biomass energy; Blood Pressure; Burning; Cooking; Coronary artery disease; Correlation coefficient; Correlation coefficients; Exposure; Female; Heart diseases; Humans; Hypertension; Hypertension - etiology; Meta-analysis; Respiratory diseases; Smoke - adverse effects; Solid fuels; Systematic review

Objectives Approximately 2½ billion people worldwide rely on solid/biomass fuel as fuel for cooking/heating the home. Environmental exposure to the smoke associated with biomass fuel burning has been associated respiratory diseases, cardiac disorders, and altered blood pressure. Therefore, a systema...