The association of usual mobile telephone usage with blood pressure, body mass index, and hemoglobin.
- Author:
Sang Yeoup LEE
1
;
Yun Jin KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Korea. johnlee98@writeme.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Blood Pressure*;
Body Mass Index*;
Busan;
Cellular Phone;
Human Body;
Humans;
Korea;
Telephone*
- From:Korean Journal of Aerospace and Environmental Medicine
2000;10(1):57-60
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: There are a number of people who use mobile phones. The effect of mobile phone on human body is controversial. In Korea, there were few studies about the effect of using of mobile phone on human health. So, We studied the relationship between usual mobile phone usage and health-related factors including blood pressure, body mass index, and hemoglobin. METHODS: In this study, the 165 mobile phone users and 165 mobile phone non-users who visited to the department of family medicine, Pusan National University Hospital from November 1998 to December 1998 were enrolled. RESULTS: there were no differences in body mass index, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, hemoglobin between mobile phone users and non-users. Total usage duration of mobile phone was not correlated with above health-related factors. CONCLUSION: The usual mobile telephone usage was not associated with blood pressure, body mass index, and hemoglobin.
