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May 4, 2004Stroke135 citationsOpen Access

Cigarette Smoking and Risk of Stroke and its Subtypes Among Middle-Aged Japanese Men and Women

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TMToshifumi MannamiHIHiroyasu IsoSBShunroku Baba

Key Points

  • This research examines the relationship between cigarette smoking and various types of stroke in middle-aged Japanese individuals.
  • Analyzed risk factors for stroke based on smoking habits among middle-aged individuals.

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Does cigarette smoking increase the risk of stroke and its subtypes in middle-aged Japanese men and women?

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Population
Middle-aged Japanese men and women
I
Intervention
Cigarette smoking
O
Outcome
Total stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and ischemic stroke (lacunar or large-artery occlusive infarction)hard clinical

Cigarette smoking is associated with an increased risk of total stroke and subarachnoid hemorrhage in both sexes, and ischemic stroke in men among middle-aged Japanese individuals.

Abstract

Smoking raises risks of total stroke and subarachnoid hemorrhage for both men and women and risk of ischemic stroke, either lacunar or large-artery occlusive infarction, for men.

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Mannami et al. (2004) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d5721975589c71d767e4cdhttps://doi.org/10.1161/01.str.0000128794.30660.e8
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