June 6, 1991New England Journal of Medicine
Smoking and Mortality among Older Men and Women in Three Communities
Why the study?
Does cigarette smoking increase mortality from all causes, cardiovascular causes, and cancer in adults 65 years of age or older?
Population
7,178 adults 65 years of age or older without a history of myocardial infarction, stroke, or cancer, living…
Comparison
Current cigarette smoking vs Never smoked
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
5 years
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Smoking remains linked to higher mortality in adults ≥65; extends prior data to older populations but leaves causal effects of cessation untested.
Structured PICO
Does cigarette smoking increase mortality from all causes, cardiovascular causes, and cancer in adults 65 years of age or older?
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Population
7,178 adults 65 years of age or older without a history of myocardial infarction, stroke, or cancer, living in three US communities (East Boston, MA; Iowa and Washington counties, IA; New Haven, CT).
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Intervention
Current cigarette smoking
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Comparator
Never smoked
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Outcome
Mortality from all causes, cardiovascular causes, and cancer at 5 years of follow-uphard clinical
Cigarette smoking remains a significant risk factor for all-cause, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality in adults aged 65 and older, and smoking cessation mitigates cardiovascular risk.
Cite This Study
LaCroix et al. (1991) studied this question.