ORIGINAL PAPER
Cadmium and hypertension in exposed workers: A meta-analysis
Tiziana Caciari 1,
Angela Sancini 1,
Mario Fioravanti 2,
Teodorico Casale 1,
Lucio Montuori 1,
Maria Fiaschetti 1,
Maria Pia Schifano 1,
Giorgia Andreozzi 1,
Nadia Nardone 1,
Gianfranco Tomei 2, 3 ,
Manuela Ciarrocca 1,
Maria Valeria Rosati 1,
Francesco Tomei 1
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Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopaedics, Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Rome ‘Sapienza’, Rome, Italy |
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Department of Psychiatric and Psychological Science, University of Rome ‘Sapienza’, Rome, Italy |
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Department of Psychiatric and Psychological Science, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy |
Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2013;26(3):440–456
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Objectives: In the general population, cadmium seems to be responsible for hypertension, atherosclerosis and an increase in acute coronary events. Therefore, the purpose of this meta-analysis was to analyze controlled studies conducted on cadmium and arterial pressure in occupationally-exposed workers. Materials and Methods: After analyzing all the relevant articles found in the literature, 6 publications were selected. Results: A higher prevalence of hypertension and higher values of systolic and diastolic blood pressure were recorded in the exposed subjects. Conclusions: Cadmium in occupationallyexposed individuals appears to induce an increase in systolic and diastolic blood pressure and an increase in the prevalence of hypertension.