Key result
Current cigarette smoking was associated with a higher likelihood of sudden versus nonsudden coronary death (OR 1.3; 95% CI 1.0-1.8), whereas sudden deaths were less likely to occur at home.
Why the study?
What are the differences in risk factor prevalences and location of death between sudden and nonsudden coronary deaths?
Population
Persons who died of coronary heart disease in the United States in 1986
Comparison
Sudden coronary death vs Nonsudden coronary death and other coronary death
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May inform smoking-related risk stratification; leaves open causal role and relevance in contemporary cohorts.
Observational
What are the differences in risk factor prevalences and location of death between sudden and nonsudden coronary deaths?
Effect estimate: OR 1.3 (95% CI 1.0 to 1.8)
Cigarette smoking is more strongly associated with sudden than nonsudden coronary death, while coronary deaths in the home are more likely to be nonsudden.
Escobedo et al. (1996) conducted an observational in Coronary heart disease deaths. Current cigarette smoking was evaluated on Sudden coronary death (compared with nonsudden coronary death) (OR 1.3, 95% CI 1.0 to 1.8). Current cigarette smoking was associated with a higher likelihood of sudden versus nonsudden coronary death (OR 1.3; 95% CI 1.0-1.8), whereas sudden deaths were less likely to occur at home.
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