Open AccessCoronary Heart Disease Deaths And Decreased Smoking Prevalence in Massachusetts, 1993–2003
Author(s) -
Zubair Kabir,
Gregory N. Connolly,
Luke Clancy,
Howard K. Koh,
Simon Capewell
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2007.129924
Subject(s) - medicine , coronary heart disease , smoking prevalence , demography , epidemiology , mortality rate , gerontology , environmental health , population , sociology
We used the previously validated IMPACT coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality model to estimate the CHD deaths attributable to reductions in smoking prevalence following the introduction of the Massachusetts Tobacco Control Program (MTCP) in 1993. A 29% and 31% decline in smoking prevalence and CHD mortality rates occurred, respectively (from 1993 to 2003). A total of 425 fewer CHD deaths, which generated approximately 3365 extra life-years, were attributable to decreased smoking prevalence. With these results in mind, a comprehensive tobacco control program should be sustained and supported.