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Reduced 'blood lead levels' linked with cardiovascular health improvements
Updated On: 13 January, 2024 06:31 AM IST | San Francisco | IANS
At the start of the study, participants` average blood lead level was 2.04 µg/dL. Throughout the study, the average blood lead level dropped by 0.67 µg/dL, or 33 per cent
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Researchers have discovered that small declines in "blood lead levels" were associated with long-term cardiovascular health improvements in American Indian adults, a new study has said.
In the study published in the journal of the American Heart Association, the participants who had the greatest reductions in blood lead levels saw their "systolic blood pressure" fall by about 7 mm Hg -- an amount comparable to the effects of blood pressure-lowering medication.
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