Why the study?
Is active or passive smoking associated with increased carotid artery intimal-medial thickness in a general population?
Population
12,953 black and white men and women, aged 45 to 65 years, from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.
Comparison
Active smoking or passive smoking vs Never smokers reporting no weekly exposure to…
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Supports ETS avoidance counseling; extends observational dose-response data on smoking and carotid IMT but leaves causal effects open.
Is active or passive smoking associated with increased carotid artery intimal-medial thickness in a general population?
Both active and passive smoking are associated with increased carotid artery intimal-medial thickness, indicating a dose-dependent relationship with atherosclerosis.
George Howard (1994) studied this question.
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