Why the study?
Does quitting cigarette smoking reduce the incidence of nonfatal myocardial infarction in men under 55 years of age?
Population
4,648 men under the age of 55, comprising 1,873 cases with first episodes of myocardial infarction and 2,775…
Comparison
Quitting cigarette smoking. vs Current smokers and those who had never smoked.
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Quitting may normalize nonfatal MI risk within 2 years in men under 55; leaves open causality in this case-control analysis.
Does quitting cigarette smoking reduce the incidence of nonfatal myocardial infarction in men under 55 years of age?
Quitting smoking reduces the risk of nonfatal myocardial infarction in men under 55 to levels similar to never-smokers within approximately two years of cessation.
Rosenberg et al. (1985) studied this question.
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