Smoking-attributable Mortality in Korea, 2020: A Meta-analysis of 4 Databases.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Estimating the number of deaths caused by smoking is crucial for developing and evaluating tobacco control and smoking cessation policies. This study aimed to determine smoking-attributable mortality (SAM) in Korea in 2020.

Methods

Four large-scale cohorts from Korea were analyzed. A Cox proportional-hazards model was used to determine the hazard ratios (HRs) of smoking-related death. By conducting a meta-analysis of these HRs, the pooled HRs of smoking-related death for 41 diseases were estimated. Population-attributable fractions (PAFs) were calculated based on the smoking prevalence for 1995 in conjunction with the pooled HRs. Subsequently, SAM was derived using the PAF and the number of deaths recorded for each disease in 2020.

Results

The pooled HR for

SUBMITTER: Cheon E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11309830 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature