Journal Club - ACC reports increased hypertension risk in people with history of allergies

The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) has exhibited a correlation between a history of allergic disorders like Asthma and an increased risk of developing hypertension and coronary heart disease in individuals.

Black/African American male adults fell in the highest risk bracket and individuals with a history of asthma were the ones to be most prone.

The study is being presented at ACC Asia 2022 Together with the Korean Society of Cardiology Spring Conference on April 15-16, 2022.

Yang Guo et al. have conducted this research on study participants that included 34,417 adults, over half of whom were women and averaged 48.5 years old.

Yang Guo, Ph.D., Department of Dermatology at the Institute of Dermatology at Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, and the study's lead author said that gfx: "For patients with allergic disorders, routine evaluation of blood pressure and routine examination for coronary heart disease should be given by clinicians to ensure early treatments and given to those with hypertension or coronary heart disease,"

Previous studies reported an association between allergic disorders and cardiovascular disease, which remain controversial findings, Guo said. The current study aimed to determine whether adults with allergic disorders have increased cardiovascular risk.

The study used 2012 data from the National Health Interview Survey, which is a cross-sectional survey of the United States population. The allergic group included adults with at least one allergic disorder, including asthma, respiratory allergy, digestive allergy, skin allergy, and other allergies. Overall, the study included 34,417 adults, over half of whom were women and averaged 48.5 years old. The allergic group included 10,045 adults. The researchers adjusted for age, sex, race, smoking, alcohol drinking, and body mass index; they also examined subgroups stratified by demographic factors.

"Further large cohort studies with long-term follow-up are needed to confirm our findings," Guo said."A dditionally, appreciating the underlying mechanism may help future management in such individuals."