From: Blood pressure and particulate air pollution in schoolchildren of Lahore, Pakistan
Characteristics | Low Pollution School (n=73) | High Pollution School (n=93) | P-value |
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Systolic blood pressure - mmHg* | 108.3 (106.1 to 110.6) | 115.9 (114.0 to 117.9) | <0.0001 |
Diastolic blood pressure - mmHg* | 66.4 (64.4 to 68.4) | 70.9 (69.2 to 72.7) | 0.002 |
Pulse - bpm* | 98.1 (94.8 to 101.4) | 94.9 (92.1 to 97.7) | 0.2 |
Urinary creatinine - g/l | 0.7 (0.2) | 1.3 (0.8) | <0.0001 |
Urinary Na - nmol/l** | 127.1 (109.5 to 147.5) | 131.5 (115.3 to 149.2) | 0.7 |
Urinary K - nmol/l** | 54.8 (46.1 to 65.2) | 45.1 (39.0 to 52.2) | 0.1 |