Is weak association between cigarette smoking and cardiovascular disease mortality observed in Japan explained by low total cholesterol? NIPPON DATA80 | Zendy

Atsushi Hozawa | Zendy; Tomonori Okamura | Zendy; Takashi Kadowaki | Zendy; Yoshitaka Murakami | Zendy; Keijiro Nakamura | Zendy; T. Hayakawa | Zendy; Yoshiyuki Kita | Zendy; Yasuyuki Nakamura | Zendy; Akira Okayama | Zendy

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Is weak association between cigarette smoking and cardiovascular disease mortality observed in Japan explained by low total cholesterol? NIPPON DATA80

Author(s) -

Atsushi Hozawa,

Tomonori Okamura,

Takashi Kadowaki,

Yoshitaka Murakami,

Keijiro Nakamura,

T. Hayakawa,

Yoshiyuki Kita,

Yasuyuki Nakamura,

Akira Okayama

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dym169

Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , proportional hazards model , stroke (engine) , ischaemic heart disease , disease , cholesterol , demography , cigarette smoking , coronary heart disease , cardiology , confidence interval , mechanical engineering , sociology , engineering

An international comparison has indicated that the association between smoking and cardiovascular disease (CVD) differs according to total cholesterol (TC) levels. However, little has been published about the relationship between smoking and CVD mortality among populations with various cholesterol levels.

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