Why the study?
Are smoking habits and COHb% associated with the prevalence of atherosclerotic diseases in older men?
Population
1068 men aged 55 to 74 years from rural areas of Finland
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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COHb% adds no overall advantage over smoking history for atherosclerotic disease associations in older men; leaves open any incremental value for prior MI in future studies.
Are smoking habits and COHb% associated with the prevalence of atherosclerotic diseases in older men?
Random measurements of COHb% do not show a better overall relation to the prevalence of atherosclerotic diseases than smoking history, except for a stronger association with previous myocardial infarction.
Heliövaara et al. (1978) studied this question.
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