Smoking Cessation and Incident Cardiovascular Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The association between smoking cessation and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in relation to cumulative smoking exposure remains poorly understood.

Objective

To evaluate the associations among smoking cessation, lifetime smoking burden, and CVD risk according to the number of years elapsed after smoking cessation.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study of the Korean National Health Insurance Service database investigated smoking duration and intensity between January 2006 and December 2008. Participants were categorized by self-reported smoking habits as current, ex-, or never-smokers. Smoking records were updated every 2 years until December 2019, with participants whose smoking status changed or whose smoking status was unclea

SUBMITTER: Cho JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11530932 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature