Mobile phone calls linked with increased risk of high blood pressure

Man talking on cell phone while checking blood pressure.

Several articles, including this one from Medical X press, relay a recent Chinese study indicating an increased risk of high blood pressure if you phone for more than 30 minutes a week.

Talking on a mobile for 30 minutes or more per week is linked with a 12% increased risk of high blood pressure compared with less than 30 minutes, according to research published today in European Heart Journal—Digital Health.

“It’s the number of minutes people spend talking on a mobile that matter for heart health, with more minutes meaning greater risk,” said study author Professor Xianhui Qin of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. “Years of use or employing a hands-free set-up had no influence on the likelihood of developing high blood pressure. More studies are needed to confirm the findings.”

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