Smoking, life expectancy, and chronic disease in South Korea, Singapore, and the United States: A microsimulation model.

ABSTRACT: The substantial social and economic burden attributable to smoking is well-known, with heavy smokers at higher risk of chronic disease and premature mortality than light smokers and nonsmokers. In aging societies with high rates of male smoking such as in East Asia, smoking is a leading preventable risk factor for extending lives (including work-lives) and healthy aging. However, little is known about whether smoking interventions targeted at heavy smokers relative to light smokers lead to disproportionately larger improvements in life expectancy and prevalence of chronic diseases and how the effects vary across populations. Using a microsimulation model, we examined the health effects of smoking reduction by simulating an elimination of smoking among subgroups of smokers in South Korea, S

SUBMITTER: Kim D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7269831 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature