Women who smoke have a greater risk of myocardial infarction than men who smoke

Studies of smoking and cardiovascular disease may have underestimated the risk in women because until recently women's smoking habits have differed greatly from men's. During the past few decades, however, women have taken up smoking like men. Using data from three large prospective studies in Copenhagen that included many women who were heavy smokers, Prescott et al (p 1043) found that the smoking related risk of myocardial infarction was 50% higher in women than in men. This difference may be caused by interactions between components of tobacco smoke and hormonal factors.


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Smoking and risk of myocardial infarction in women and men: longitudinal population study
Eva Prescott, Merete Hippe, Peter Schnohr, Hans Ole Hein, and Jørgen Vestbo
BMJ 1998 316: 1043-1047. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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