RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Bidi and cigarette smoking and risk of acute myocardial infarction among males in urban India
JF Tobacco Control
JO Tob Control
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 356
OP 358
DO 10.1136/tc.2005.011965
VO 14
IS 5
A1 Rastogi, T
A1 Jha, P
A1 Reddy, K S
A1 Prabhakaran, D
A1 Spiegelman, D
A1 Stampfer, M J
A1 Willett, W C
A1 Ascherio, A
YR 2005
UL http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/14/5/356.abstract
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.