Key result
Current smoking of ≥15 cigarettes per day in women was associated with a significantly increased risk of total hemorrhagic stroke compared with never smokers (RR 3.29; 95% CI 1.72-6.29).
Why the study?
Does smoking increase the risk of hemorrhagic stroke in women?
Cohort (n=39,783)
Does smoking increase the risk of hemorrhagic stroke in women?
Effect estimate: RR 3.29 (95% CI 1.72 to 6.29)
Current cigarette smoking, especially smoking 15 or more cigarettes per day, significantly increases the risk of total hemorrhagic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, and subarachnoid hemorrhage in women.
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Supports smoking cessation counseling in women; extends prior evidence on hemorrhagic stroke from men to women.
Kurth et al. (2003) conducted a cohort in Hemorrhagic stroke (n=39,783). Smoking vs. Never smokers was evaluated on Total hemorrhagic stroke (RR 3.29, 95% CI 1.72 to 6.29). Current smoking of ≥15 cigarettes per day in women was associated with a significantly increased risk of total hemorrhagic stroke compared with never smokers (RR 3.29; 95% CI 1.72-6.29).
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