TY - JOUR
T1 - Smoking cessation and carotid atherosclerosis: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study--CVD
AU - Jiang, Chao
AU - Xu, L
AU - Lam, T
AU - Lin, JM
AU - Cheng, Kar
AU - Thomas, Graham
PY - 2009/10/12
Y1 - 2009/10/12
N2 - Introduction Smoking has been shown to be associated with carotid atherosclerosis in cross-sectional and prospective studies in Western populations. However, few studies have examined the reversal of risk resulting from quitting smoking, and the results are conflicting.
Methods 959 men aged 50-85 years were randomly selected from phase III (2006-2007) of the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study into this cross-sectional study. Common carotid artery intima-media thickness (CCA-IMT) was measured by B-mode ultrasonography, and carotid artery plaques were identified. Major cardiovascular risk factors, including fasting triglyceride, low-density and high-density lipoprotein (LDL and HDL) cholesterol and glucose, and systolic and diastolic blood pressure, were assessed.
Results CCA-IMT and the number of carotid plaque increased from never to former to current smokers (both p
AB - Introduction Smoking has been shown to be associated with carotid atherosclerosis in cross-sectional and prospective studies in Western populations. However, few studies have examined the reversal of risk resulting from quitting smoking, and the results are conflicting.
Methods 959 men aged 50-85 years were randomly selected from phase III (2006-2007) of the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study into this cross-sectional study. Common carotid artery intima-media thickness (CCA-IMT) was measured by B-mode ultrasonography, and carotid artery plaques were identified. Major cardiovascular risk factors, including fasting triglyceride, low-density and high-density lipoprotein (LDL and HDL) cholesterol and glucose, and systolic and diastolic blood pressure, were assessed.
Results CCA-IMT and the number of carotid plaque increased from never to former to current smokers (both p
U2 - 10.1136/jech.2009.092718
DO - 10.1136/jech.2009.092718
M3 - Article
SN - 1470-2738
VL - 64
SP - 1004
EP - 1009
JO - Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
JF - Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
ER -