Smoking cessation and the risk of stroke in middle-aged men
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All smokers who quit appear to reduce their risk of stroke within five years, but light smokers reap the greatest benefit. Among 7,264 British men, researchers recorded 167 strokes, 43 fatal and 124 nonfatal. The risk of stroke among ex-smokers who had smoked 20 cigarettes or fewer a day was similar to men who had never smoked. Heavy ex-smokers also reduced their risk of stroke, but their risk was twice that of nonsmokers. The level of risk reduction may be related to the past level of smoking. Relative risks were adjusted because of other cardiovascular risk factors such as body mass, physical activity, socioeconomic standing, alcohol intake, blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and diabetes. Hypertensive men who smoked had a risk of stroke that was 20 times the rate of nonsmoking, nonhypertensive men. Men who switched to cigars or a pipe had the same stroke risk as light cigarette smokers.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1995
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Adult height, stroke, and coronary heart disease
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The link between adult height and stroke remains unexplored. Researchers in this study examined 7,735 men with a mean height of 173.3 cm who were drawn from general medical practices in England, Scotland, and Wales. These men were followed for an average of 16.8 years between 1978 and 1995. During the period, there were 351 major storks and 1,093 major CHD events. The study confirmed other findings that an association between height and stroke exists.
Publication Name: American Journal of Epidemiology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-9262
Year: 1998
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Role of the metabolic syndrome in risk assessment for coronary heart disease
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Metabolic syndrome (MetS) with the Framingham Risk Score (FRS) are compared as predictors of coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, and type 2, diabetes mellitus (DM2) in middle-aged men. It is concluded that presence of MetS is a significant predictor of CVD and DM2 but is a stronger predictor of DM2 than of CHD.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2006
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