Key result
Cigarette smoking, especially heavier use and longer duration, was associated with a higher prevalence and increased risk of developing chronic diseases in Chinese adults.
Why the study?
Does cigarette smoking increase the prevalence of chronic diseases in Chinese adults?
Does cigarette smoking increase the prevalence of chronic diseases in Chinese adults?
Cigarette smoking, particularly heavier and longer-term smoking, is associated with a higher prevalence of chronic diseases in Chinese adults.
May warrant enhanced smoking prevention efforts in Chinese adults; leaves open causal inference and generalizability.
Prevalence rates of certain chronic diseases were seen higher in smokers of both genders. People with longer history of smoking or being heavier smokers, appeared at advanced risk on developing chronic diseases.
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Shang et al. (2018) studied this question. Cigarette smoking, especially heavier use and longer duration, was associated with a higher prevalence and increased risk of developing chronic diseases in Chinese adults.
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