Key result
Smoking at baseline was a significant negative predictor of incident hypertension over a 5-year follow-up in a general Japanese population (OR 0.38).
Why the study?
Does cigarette smoking affect the incidence of hypertension in a general Japanese population?
Cohort (n=1,297)
Does cigarette smoking affect the incidence of hypertension in a general Japanese population?
Odds Ratio: 0.38 (95% CI 0.19–0.76)
p-value: p=0.006
In a general Japanese population, smoking was paradoxically associated with a lower incidence of hypertension over a 5-year follow-up.
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Should not alter smoking cessation advice; leaves open confounding or bias in this observational cohort.
Masanori Kaneko (2012) conducted a cohort in Incident hypertension (n=1,297). Smoking vs. Nonsmoking was evaluated on Incident hypertension (OR 0.38, 95% CI 0.19 - 0.76, p=0.006). Smoking at baseline was a significant negative predictor of incident hypertension over a 5-year follow-up in a general Japanese population (OR 0.38).
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