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Other health problems: Influenza, Snoring, and Infections

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Smokers of more than 15 cigarettes a day are 6.5 times more likely to be frequent

snorers.

Cigarettes, p. 118

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Current smokers have a 2.3-fold greater risk of snoring and 4.44-fold increased risk of

moderate or severe sleep-disordered breathing as compared to never-smokers.

Heavy smokers of two packs a day or more increase their risk for moderate or severe

sleep-disordered breathing by a factor of 40.47 times.

Archives of Internal Medicine, October 10, 1994, p. 2219

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Smoking may represent a risk factor for immunoglobulin G deficiency, and an

increased risk for respiratory bacterial infections.

Annals of Allergy, May 1993, p. 418

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Smokers have about 30% higher white blood cell counts, perhaps reflecting the

increase in number of infections they have. They also have impaired neutrophil

function, fewer natural killer cells, an increased number of eosinophils, and decreased

amounts of the immunoglobulins IgA and IgG in saliva.

Cigarettes, pp. 158-159

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Tobacco is responsible for 24% of pneumonia and influenza deaths.

JAMA, November 10, 1993, p. 2208

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