SMOKING AND CORONARY HEART-DISEASE MORTALITY IN THE ELDERLY
SMOKING AND CORONARY HEART-DISEASE MORTALITY IN THE ELDERLY
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DOI:
10.1001/jama.252.20.2831
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发表时间:
1984-01-01
影响因子:
120.7
通讯作者:
FREEMAN, DH
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作者:
JAJICH, CL;OSTFELD, AM;FREEMAN, DH
Data from a longitudinal study of 2674 persons aged 65-74 yr were analyzed to ascertain whether cigarette smoking retained its adverse effect on survival in an elderly population. Current cigarette smokers had a risk of coronary heart disease death 52% higher than nonsmokers, exsmokers, or pipe and cigar smokers. The excess risk of mortality declined within 1-5 yr after smoking cessation. Even elderly smokers should be encouraged to quit.