Relation of Smoking With Total Mortality and Cardiovascular Events Among Patients With Diabetes Mellitus
Author(s) -
An Pan,
Yeli Wang,
Mohammad Talaei,
Frank B. Hu
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.115.017926
Subject(s) - medicine , relative risk , diabetes mellitus , confidence interval , cohort study , prospective cohort study , meta analysis , cohort , endocrinology
The prevalence of smoking in diabetic patients remains high, and reliable quantification of the excess mortality and morbidity risks associated with smoking is important for diabetes management. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies to evaluate the relation of active smoking with risk of total mortality and cardiovascular events among diabetic patients.
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