Inclusion of Smoking Data in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Estimation.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Former heavy smokers (ie, those with ≥20 pack-years of smoking) may have higher atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk than never smokers for up to 16 years after smoking cessation. However, the 2013 pooled cohort equations (PCE) do not account for pack-years of smoking and only consider current vs noncurrent smoking status without distinguishing former smokers from never smokers.

Objective

To assess the predictive utility of smoking history when added to the PCE using data from 18 400 person examinations among Framingham offspring participants.

Design, setting, and participants

This is a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data from the Framingham Heart Study, a community-based cohort. Framingham Heart Study offspring cohort part

SUBMITTER: Duncan MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8655664 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature