Incense Use and the Risk of Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in the Singapore Chinese Health Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Epidemiologic studies have shown that daily exposure to incense smoke is associated with greater risk of cardiovascular mortality, which suggests that chronic exposure to incense could be linked to atherosclerosis. We studied the association between home incense use and the risk of chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), the most severe outcome of peripheral arterial disease.

Methods

We used data from the Singapore Chinese Health Study, which recruited 63,257 Chinese participants 45-74 years old from 1993-1998. Data were collected via in-person interviews conducted at the participants' homes by trained interviewers. Linkage to the nationwide hospital discharge database was used to determine incident cases, defined as participants who underwent revascularization

SUBMITTER: Ying AF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11758985 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature