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Normal weight former smoking men were 2.2 to 4.1 times more likely to die during 10 year follow-up
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Men who normal weight with a body mass index (BMI) of 23.5 to 25 and who quit smoking at least 10 years earlier were 2.2 times more likely to die during a 10-year follow-up than normal weight women who had never smoked according to a new study from the US’s National Institute on Aging in Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Similar men who had quit smoking less than 10 years earlier were 4.1 times more likely to die during follow-up.
Subjects
Subjects: 149,502 men and 88,184 women, aged 51- to 72-years-old
The study analyzed data over a 10-year follow-up, from 1996 to 2006, on 149,502 men and 88,184 women, aged 51- to 72-years-old, who were participating in the National Institutes of Health–AARP Diet and Health Study.
Male Former Smokers Who Quit More than 10 Years Ago
Men who stopped smoking more than 10 years earlier were 1.96 times more likely to die during the 10 year follow-up
Men who had stopped smoking more than 10 years earlier were almost twice as likely to die during the 10-year follow-up—1.96-fold more likely—than men who had never smoked.
Female Former Smokers Who Quit More than 10 Years Ago
Female who stopped smoking more than 10 years earlier were 1.83 times more likely to die during the 10 year follow-up
Women who had stopped smoking more than 10 years earlier were almost 1.83 times more likely to die during the 10-year follow-up than women who had never smoked.
Male Former Smokers Who Quit Less than 10 Years Ago
Men who stopped smoking less than 10 years earlier were 3.4 times more likely to die during the 10 year follow-up
Men who had stopped smoking more than 10 years earlier were almost 3.4 times more likely to die during the 10-year follow-up than men who had never smoked.
Female Former Smokers Who Quit Less than 10 Years Ago
Female who stopped smoking less than 10 years earlier were 3.1 times more likely to die during the 10 year follow-up
Women who had stopped smoking more than 10 years earlier were almost 3.1 times more likely to die during the 10-year follow-up than women who had never smoked.
Male Current Smokers
Current male smokers were 4.9 times more likely to die during the 10 year follow-up
Men who were current smokers were almost 4.9 times more likely to die during the 10-year follow-up than men who had never smoked.
Female Current Smokers
Current female smokers were 5.3 times more likely to die during the 10 year follow-up
Women who were current smokers were almost 5.3 times more likely to die during the 10-year follow-up than women who had never smoked.
REFERENCE
Koster A, Leitzmann M, Schatzkin A, Adams K, Van Eijk JT, Hollenbeck A, Harris T. The combined relations of adiposity and smoking on mortality. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Nov, 88(5):1206-12.
AUTHOR’S CONTACT INFORMATION
Annemarie Koster
National Institute on Aging
7201 Wisconsin Avenue
Gateway Building, Suite 3C309
Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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