Table 2 |
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Risks of AMI and stroke in quitters relative to smokers by time since quitting* |
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| Year since quitting |
Estimated RR |
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| AMI |
AMI |
Stroke |
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| Males |
Females |
Males and Females |
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| 1 |
0.66 |
0.66 |
0.75 |
| 2 |
0.49 |
0.49 |
0.63 |
| 3 |
0.41 |
0.41 |
0.57 |
| 4 |
0.37 |
0.36 |
0.54 |
| 5 |
0.35 |
0.34 |
0.53 |
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* Source: Hurley[4] |
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Hurley and Matthews Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 2007 5:2 doi:10.1186/1478-7547-5-2 |
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