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 The risk of premature death among cigarette smokers in young age is three times higher than non-smokers, this risk can be reduced if quit at any age: study

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Referring to a health survey, researchers said that the risk of premature death of people who smoke is three times higher than non-smokers. According to him, this risk is particularly high among people who smoke at a young age. According to the news, scientists in the study conducted under the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) The data from nearly four lakh people who participated in the National Health Survey conducted between 1997 and 2014 have been analyzed. In the study, data followup showed that about 4,500 of these people died before the age of 75 due to heart disease or stroke. About 40 percent of the people in this group were smoking during the survey. At the same time, the rate of dead quitting smoking has been found to be 27 percent and 35 percent of those who had never smoked.


The study showed scientists that people who started consuming cigarettes at less than ten years of age had a five times higher risk of premature death from heart disease than those who had never consumed cigarettes did not do. After starting smoking after the age of 20, this risk has been found to be two and a half times higher than non-smokers. The most important thing to know is that quitting cigarette addiction at any age reduces the risk of premature death. Its biggest advantage is when the smokers leave this habit as soon as possible.


Talking about the results of the study, Epidemiologist Blake Thomas of the University of Oxford has said, 'At what age do you start smoking is a necessary factor, often overlooked. People who start smoking at a young age are at greater risk of premature death due to heart disease. Although leaving it.The danger is reduced. It is especially beneficial for those who quit smoking at a young age. Getting rid of smoking habits of people remains one of the biggest health priorities in the world.

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The age of the participants associated with the data included in the study was 25 to 74 years. Their average age was 47, of which 56 percent are women. Scientists have analyzed the medical history, lifestyle habits and demographics of these smokers and non-smokers. Smokers were removed from the study only on special occasions. The rest of the smokers are classified into different groups based on age. During the follow-up, it was found that 4,479 people had died before 74 years. Keeping all these factors in mind


The results which were obtained after investigation are as follows:


  1. 58 percent of people have never been smokers; 23 percent ever smoked; 19 percent were still smoking (at the time of the study)
  2. Two percent of the current smokers were those who started smoking cigarettes at the age of ten; The rate of people who started smoking between the ages of ten and 14 was 19 percent.
  3. Those who had quit smoking by the age of 40, the risk of premature death due to heart disease was reduced by almost 90 percent.
  4. Those who quit smoking between 15 and 34 years had a similar risk of dying from heart disease or stroke.
  5. This risk was nearly 20 percent higher among those who quit smoking between 35 and 44 years old
  6. This risk was almost 60 percent higher among those who quit smoking between 45 and 54 years old
  7. This risk was nearly 70 percent higher among those who quit smoking between 55 and 64 years old.
  8. Those who still smoke had three times the risk of premature death from heart disease or stroke.


On these results, published in the medical journal Journal of the American Heart Association, the association's medical officer Rose Marie Robertson said, "This study is evidence that introducing smoking at a young age increases the risk of premature death from heart disease." is. This also confirms the attitude of the US Heart Association that smoking health. For many, counseling and medical therapy will have to be done to overcome this. Quitting smoking should be an immediate priority for people of all ages, especially for the youth.

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