Selenium and Lead Exposure are Associated with Elevated Blood Pressure in Individuals with Undiagnosed Hypertension: Findings from NHANES 2013–2020
Li Tang, Xue Li, Yeyuan Wang, Yulei He · 2025
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Li Tang and three co-authors linked blood metal levels to raised blood pressure in adults who had never been diagnosed with hypertension, in a 2025 study. Past work gave mixed results, perhaps because treated patients were included. Data came from a national United States health survey spanning 2013 to 2020. Just over six thousand adults aged twenty to sixty took part.
About one in four had raised blood pressure at the survey. Two metals, selenium and lead, linked clearly to higher odds of that outcome. Body weight changed how strong both links were, in different ways for each metal. A cholesterol measure carried part of each metal's effect in their models. Mercury, cadmium, and manganese showed no such clear link. The authors urge limits on metal exposure and early risk checks.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Li Tang, Xue Li, Yeyuan Wang, Yulei He |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |