Korean J Aerosp Environ Med.  2000 Mar;10(1):57-60.

The association of usual mobile telephone usage with blood pressure, body mass index, and hemoglobin

• Lee SY
• Kim YJ

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.

MeSH Terms

Blood Pressure*
Body Mass Index*
Busan
Cellular Phone
Human Body
Humans
Korea
Telephone*