Occasional smoking is a risk factor for myocardial infarction in the population-based Tromsø Study, 2001–21
This study highlights an elevated risk of MI among occasional smokers, with higher relative risk in women. The result emphasizes that there is no safe threshold for smoking, underlining the importance of smoking cessation.
Authors
- Tom Wilsgaard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2709-9472)
- Ola Løvsletten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9483-9621)
- Jan Mannsverk
- Bjarne K. Jacobsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0781-3349)
- Maja‐Lisa Løchen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8532-6573)
- Henrik Schirmer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9348-3149)
- Inger Torhild Gram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0031-4152)
- Ellisiv B. Mathiesen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8887-6100)
- Sweta Tiwari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2252-3171)
Institutions
- University Hospital of North Norway (NO)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Akershus University Hospital (NO)
- Health Research and Educational Trust (US)
- Helse Førde (NO)
- UiT The Arctic University of Norway (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
- Published
- 2025-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf182
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.78