Associations of Cigarette Smoking With Subclinical Inflammation and Atherosclerosis: ELSA‐Brasil (The Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health)

There is a need to identify sensitive biomarkers of early tobacco-related cardiovascular disease. We examined the association of smoking status, burden, time since quitting, and intensity, with markers of inflammation and subclinical atherosclerosis. We studied 14 103 participants without clinical c...

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Published in:	Journal of the American Heart Association Vol. 6; no. 6
Main Authors:	Kianoush, Sina, Yakoob, Mohammad Yawar, Al‐Rifai, Mahmoud, DeFilippis, Andrew P., Bittencourt, Marcio S., Duncan, Bruce B., Bensenor, Isabela M., Bhatnagar, Aruni, Lotufo, Paulo A., Blaha, Michael J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England John Wiley and Sons Inc 24.06.2017 Wiley
Subjects:	Adult Aged Ankle Brachial Index Asymptomatic Diseases atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis - blood Atherosclerosis - diagnostic imaging Atherosclerosis - epidemiology Biomarkers - blood Brazil - epidemiology C-Reactive Protein - analysis Carotid Artery Diseases - blood Carotid Artery Diseases - diagnostic imaging Carotid Artery Diseases - epidemiology Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Chi-Square Distribution Coronary Angiography Coronary Artery Disease - blood Coronary Artery Disease - diagnosis Coronary Artery Disease - epidemiology Cross-Sectional Studies Female Humans inflammation Inflammation - blood Inflammation - diagnosis Inflammation - epidemiology Inflammation Mediators - blood Linear Models Longitudinal Studies Male Middle Aged Multivariate Analysis Odds Ratio Original Research Prognosis Prospective Studies Risk Assessment Risk Factors Risk Reduction Behavior smoking Smoking - adverse effects Smoking - epidemiology Smoking Cessation subclinical atherosclerosis risk factor Time Factors tobacco products atherosclerosis tobacco products subclinical atherosclerosis risk factor inflammation smoking
ISSN:	2047-9980, 2047-9980
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