A study conducted in Italy concluded that the use of mobile phones can bring several disorders to human health. Among them, high blood pressure, which can lead to a heart attack, stroke and kidney disease.
The research was conducted with 94 patients with a mean age of 53 years who had mild hypertension. The doctors left them alone in the office, connected to an automatic blood pressure reader. So these researchers called patients at least three times on their cell phones, and found that while the patient was on the phone, their average blood pressure reading went up.
"The subgroup of patients who were more used to using the telephone was younger, which could show that younger people are less likely to be disturbed by telephone intrusions," said study author Dr. Giuseppe Crippa.
Professor Andrew Allen of the University of Melbourne's department of physiology said that small changes in our blood pressure happen all the time. Do we know that many daily activities can cause high blood pressure? Can these be both pleasurable activities and not so pleasurable ones?
High Blood Pressure | Hypertension | Nucleus Health (April 2024)
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