Chapter 24 Women and smoking

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Women and smoking: General

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In a group of 117,000 female registered nurses ages 30 to 55 years, the risk of

coronary heart disease was increased more than nine-fold in smokers who started

smoking before the age of 15.

Archives of Internal Medicine, January 24, 1994, p. 169

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In a study of coronary heart disease in 120,000 female nurses ages 30 to 55, the risk

of fatal or nonfatal coronary events in heavy smokers (more than 25 cigarettes a day)

was more than five times the risk of nonsmokers. More than 80 percent of heart

attacks in this group were attributable to smoking.

NEJM, November 19, 1987, p. 1344

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The annual number of female deaths in the US attributable to smoking was only

30,000 in 1965, but rose to 147,000 by 1988. 1995 estimates were 240,000, or half

of the total number of female deaths from smoking in the entire developed world.

Washington Post, March 1992

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For young white women, the smoking prevalence remained unchanged at about 27%

between 1987 and 1992. But for young black women, it plunged from 21.8% to 5.9%.

American Medical News, November 28, 1994, p. 10

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Adolescent girls who diet or who are concerned about their weight initiate smoking at

higher rates than those with fewer weight concerns.

American Journal of Public Health, November 1994, p. 1820

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