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Smoking and eight-year mortality in an elderly cohort.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2000 Aug; 4(8):698-704.IJ

Abstract

SETTING

The increasing numbers of elderly people highlight the question of smoking effects in this age group.

OBJECTIVE

To investigate whether there is a relationship between smoking and 8-year mortality in a representative elderly cohort aged 65 years and over, residing in the department of Gironde, in the south-west of France.

METHODS

Data were collected by a questionnaire administered during home visits. Every death was systematically recorded during the 8-year follow-up.

RESULTS

The 2786 (99.8%) subjects included in the study were categorised into current smokers, former smokers and never smokers. Mortality was higher (P < 0.0001) in men (39.6%) than in women (29.4%). In men, the risk of mortality was higher (P = 0.01) among current (44.5%) and former smokers (41.4%) than in never smokers (32.5%). The risks were similar in never smokers and former smokers who had stopped more than 20 years previously. Tobacco consumption in pack-years was higher (P = 0.02) in those people who died during the follow-up period than in those who were still alive. Mortality due to respiratory disease (P = 0.008) and lung cancer (P < 0.0001) was significantly higher in current smokers than in former and never smokers. Adjusting for potential confounding factors, smoking remains significantly associated with mortality both in current (relative risk [RR] = 1.7, P < 0.001) and former smokers (RR = 1.3, P = 0.004).

CONCLUSION

These results confirm the consequences of smoking even in the elderly, and raise the question of smoking prevention after 65 years of age.

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Tessier JF
INSERM Unité 330, Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux II, France.
Nejjari C
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Letenneur L
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Barberger-Gateau P
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Dartigues JF
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Salamon R
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MeSH

AgedCardiovascular DiseasesCohort StudiesFemaleFranceHumansMaleMortalityMultivariate AnalysisRespiratory Tract DiseasesRisk AssessmentSex FactorsSmokingSurvival Analysis

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

10949320

Citation

Tessier, J F., et al. "Smoking and Eight-year Mortality in an Elderly Cohort." The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease : the Official Journal of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, vol. 4, no. 8, 2000, pp. 698-704.
Tessier JF, Nejjari C, Letenneur L, et al. Smoking and eight-year mortality in an elderly cohort. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2000;4(8):698-704.
Tessier, J. F., Nejjari, C., Letenneur, L., Barberger-Gateau, P., Dartigues, J. F., & Salamon, R. (2000). Smoking and eight-year mortality in an elderly cohort. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease : the Official Journal of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 4(8), 698-704.
Tessier JF, et al. Smoking and Eight-year Mortality in an Elderly Cohort. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2000;4(8):698-704. PubMed PMID: 10949320.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Smoking and eight-year mortality in an elderly cohort. AU - Tessier,J F, AU - Nejjari,C, AU - Letenneur,L, AU - Barberger-Gateau,P, AU - Dartigues,J F, AU - Salamon,R, PY - 2000/8/19/pubmed PY - 2001/3/3/medline PY - 2000/8/19/entrez SP - 698 EP - 704 JF - The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease JO - Int J Tuberc Lung Dis VL - 4 IS - 8 N2 - SETTING: The increasing numbers of elderly people highlight the question of smoking effects in this age group. OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether there is a relationship between smoking and 8-year mortality in a representative elderly cohort aged 65 years and over, residing in the department of Gironde, in the south-west of France. METHODS: Data were collected by a questionnaire administered during home visits. Every death was systematically recorded during the 8-year follow-up. RESULTS: The 2786 (99.8%) subjects included in the study were categorised into current smokers, former smokers and never smokers. Mortality was higher (P < 0.0001) in men (39.6%) than in women (29.4%). In men, the risk of mortality was higher (P = 0.01) among current (44.5%) and former smokers (41.4%) than in never smokers (32.5%). The risks were similar in never smokers and former smokers who had stopped more than 20 years previously. Tobacco consumption in pack-years was higher (P = 0.02) in those people who died during the follow-up period than in those who were still alive. Mortality due to respiratory disease (P = 0.008) and lung cancer (P < 0.0001) was significantly higher in current smokers than in former and never smokers. Adjusting for potential confounding factors, smoking remains significantly associated with mortality both in current (relative risk [RR] = 1.7, P < 0.001) and former smokers (RR = 1.3, P = 0.004). CONCLUSION: These results confirm the consequences of smoking even in the elderly, and raise the question of smoking prevention after 65 years of age. SN - 1027-3719 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/10949320/Smoking_and_eight_year_mortality_in_an_elderly_cohort_ L2 - https://www.ingentaconnect.com/openurl?genre=article&amp;issn=1027-3719&amp;volume=4&amp;issue=8&amp;spage=698&amp;aulast=Tessier DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -