Secondhand Smoke Exposure is Associated with Prevalent Heart Failure
Skipina TM, Upadhya B, Soliman EZ. Secondhand Smoke Exposure is Associated with Prevalent Heart Failure: Longitudinal Examination of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 2 July 2021. ntab047, https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntab047
https://academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/ntr/ntab047/6313108?redirectedFrom=fulltext
“After adjusting for covariates, SHS was associated with a 35% increased odds of HF with a dose-response relationship between levels of serum cotinine and HF. This association was stronger in males than females (interaction p-value = 0.03) and those with a history of CVD versus those without (interaction p-value < 0.001).”
“Heart failure (HF) is a debilitating disease process, so this finding has important policy implications in low-income countries and poor communities with less-stringent health policies because they are known to have the highest levels of exposure. Smoke-free policies targeting these regions would thus yield substantial public health benefits.”
Stephen Hamann
