Tobacco smoke and all-cause mortality and premature death in China: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tobacco smoke is associated with several diseases, and identified as the second leading risk factor for death from any cause worldwide. The relationship of tobacco smoke to mortality or premature death is not yet available from contemporary cohorts after 2010 in China. This study aimed to investigate the smoking behavior and the relationship of tobacco smoke to mortality and premature death among a nationally representative cohort starting from 2011 in China.

Methods

The nationally representative datasets (China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, CHARLS, 2011-2012) was employed and linked with follow-up data (2013). CHARLS was an ongoing nationally representative survey, which longitudinally followed up subjects aged over 45 years. Smoking status (non-smoke

SUBMITTER: Zhang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10714570 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature