Open AccessThe Role of Cigarette Smoking in the Etiology of Cervical Dysplasia
Author(s) -
Henrica C.W. de Vet,
F. Sturmans,
Paul Knipschild
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.901
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1531-5487
pISSN - 1044-3983
DOI - 10.1097/00001648-199411000-00011
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , dysplasia , cigarette smoking , cigarette smoke , demography , environmental health , sociology
We evaluated the effect of smoking on the risk of cervical dysplasia in a large case-control study, obtaining smoking information from a mail questionnaire. We observed higher risks with increasing numbers of cigarettes smoked, but not with longer duration of smoking. The risk for ex-smokers was between those of current smokers and nonsmokers and was lower for women who had stopped more than 10 years ago than for those who had quit more recently. Starting to smoke at an early age did not increase the risk of cervical dysplasia.