The study said that more than 30 minutes of cell phone calls per week increased the risk of high blood pressure by 12% compared with the control group.

CTOnews.com, July 19 (Xinhua) according to a study published in May in the European Heart Journal-Digital Health, respondents who talked for more than 30 minutes a week had a 12 percent increased risk of high blood pressure compared to those in the control group who talked for more than 30 minutes a week.

"the number of minutes people talk on a mobile phone will have an impact on heart health, and the longer the time, the greater the risk," said Qin Xianhui, a professor at Southern China Medical University.

The study, based on data from the British Biological Bank, studied 212046 adults between the ages of 37 and 73 who did not have high blood pressure. information on years of use, working hours per week and use of hands-free devices / hands-free phones were collected by questionnaire.

Image source: wallpaperflare researchers analyzed the relationship between cell phone use and new hypertension after adjusting for age, sex, body mass index, race, poverty, family history of hypertension, education, smoking status, blood pressure, blood lipids, inflammation, blood sugar, kidney function and use of drugs that lower cholesterol or blood sugar levels.

The average age of the participants was 54, 62% were women and 88% were mobile phone users. During a median follow-up of 12 years, 13984 (7%) participants developed hypertension.

People who use mobile phones have a 7 per cent higher risk of developing high blood pressure than those who do not; those who call for more than 30 minutes a week are 12 per cent more likely to develop new high blood pressure than those who call for less than 30 minutes; women and men have similar results.

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