ArticleTobacco control2005
Secondhand smoke and respiratory ill health in current smokers.
Article in Tobacco control, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.
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- Workplace smoking restrictions and support for smoking cessation in the USA: state, region, and overall trends from 2010-11 to 2014-15.Journal of smoking cessation · 2019Article
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- Passive Smoke Exposure as a Risk Factor for Oral Clefts-A Large International Population-Based Study.American journal of epidemiology · 2016Article
- Secondhand smoke exposure and serum cotinine levels among current smokers in the USA.Tobacco control · 2016Article
- Disparity and Trends in Secondhand Smoke Exposure among Japanese Employees, Particularly Smokers vs. Non-Smokers.PloS one · 2016Article
- Correlates of secondhand tobacco smoke exposure among individuals with a history of substance use and/or psychiatric disorders participating in a tobacco treatment program in Vancouver, Canada.Community mental health journal · 2014Article
- 'It's about the smoke, not the smoker': messages that motivate rural communities to support smoke-free policies.Health education research · 2014Article
- Patterns of adherence to and compliance with the Portuguese smoke-free law in the leisure-hospitality sector.PloS one · 2014Observational
- Protecting the world from secondhand tobacco smoke exposure: where do we stand and where do we go from here?Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2013Review
- Lessons from an evaluation of a provincial-level smoking control policy in Shanghai, China.PloS one · 2013Article
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- Reduced exercise tolerance and pulmonary capillary recruitment with remote secondhand smoke exposure.PloS one · 2012Article
- Is the smokers exposure to environmental tobacco smoke negligible?Environmental health : a global access science source · 2010Article
- Maternal smoking promotes chronic obstructive lung disease in the offspring as adults.European journal of medical research · 2009Article
- Pulmonary function abnormalities in never-smoking flight attendants exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke in the aircraft cabin.Journal of occupational and environmental medicine · 2009Article
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Abstract
backgroundNumerous studies have concluded that secondhand smoke (SHS) is harmful to non-smokers but controversy persists regarding its effects on smokers. The impact of SHS exposure on the acute respiratory health of current active smokers was examined using a cross sectional design.
methods9923 uniformed staff in the Hong Kong Police Force completed a standardised questionnaire on current and past smoking, SHS exposure at home and at work, acute respiratory symptoms, and recent physician consultation. 3999 male current smokers were included in the analysis.
resultsAbout 5% of the smokers were exposed to SHS at home only, 53% were exposed at work only, and 30% were exposed both at home and at work. The prevalence ratios for respiratory symptoms (throat and nasal problems, cough, phlegm, and wheeze), physician consultation, and self medication were higher for those who were exposed to SHS at home or at work. The odds ratios of reporting one or more respiratory symptoms, for SHS exposures at home or at work, were 1.33 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.12 to 1.59) and 1.66 (95% CI 1.36 to 2.02) respectively, after adjusting for age, marital status, education, rank and duties, exposure to self perceived dusty or polluted environment in previous job, and total dose of active smoking. The adjusted odds ratios showed significant positive dose-response gradients with SHS exposure at home, at work, and at both places combined.
conclusionsSHS exposure is strongly associated with increased acute respiratory symptoms and recent outpatient service utilisation in current smokers. If the association is causal, public health action to limit SHS exposure could also benefit smokers.
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