PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Rastogi, T
AU  - Jha, P
AU  - Reddy, K S
AU  - Prabhakaran, D
AU  - Spiegelman, D
AU  - Stampfer, M J
AU  - Willett, W C
AU  - Ascherio, A
TI  - Bidi and cigarette smoking and risk of acute myocardial infarction among males in urban India
AID  - 10.1136/tc.2005.011965
DP  - 2005 Oct 01
TA  - Tobacco Control
PG  - 356--358
VI  - 14
IP  - 5
4099  - http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/14/5/356.short
4100  - http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/14/5/356.full
SO  - Tob Control2005 Oct 01; 14
AB  - Death from myocardial infarction (MI) in India is exacerbated by smoking of bidis or cigarettes. Smoking among 309 men with incident MI was compared to 618 age matched controls; 56% of the individuals with MI and 26% of controls were current smokers. Current smokers had a relative risk of 4.7 (95% confidence interval (CI) 3.2 to 6.9) compared to never smokers. Relative risks for smoking more than 10 cigarettes or 10 bidis daily were 9.1 (95% CI 4.7 to 17.7) and 8.1 (95% CI 4.3 to 15.3), respectively. It is estimated that smoking may cause 53% (95% CI 47% to 64%) of MIs among urban males in India.