Longitudinal Associations of Smoke-Free Policies and Incident Cardiovascular Disease: CARDIA Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Smoke-free legislation has been associated with lower rates of cardiovascular disease hospital admissions in ecological studies. However, prior studies lacked detailed information on individual-level factors (eg, sociodemographic and clinical characteristics) that could potentially confound associations. Our objective was to estimate associations of smoke-free policies with incident cardiovascular disease in a longitudinal cohort after controlling for sociodemographics, cardiovascular disease risk factors, and policy covariates.

Methods

Longitudinal data from 3783 black and white adults in the CARDIA study (Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults; 1995-2015) were linked to state, county, and local 100% smoke-free policies in bars, restaurants, and nonhosp

SUBMITTER: Mayne SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6202173 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature