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[Mortality attributable to tobacco use in Mexico]
Pablo Kuri-Morales1, Jesús Alegre-Díaz, Ma del Pilar Mata-Miranda
1Centro de Investigación en Salud Poblacional, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
Salud Publica De Mexico
|June 12, 2002
Summary
Tobacco smoking significantly increases mortality risk in the elderly in Mexico. This highlights the urgent need for targeted tobacco control programs for older adults to reduce preventable deaths.
Area of Science:
- Epidemiology
- Public Health
Context:
- Mortality statistics in Mexico City's Coyoacan District in 1998.
- Investigated deaths from Cardiovascular Diseases, Respiratory Diseases, and Neoplasias.
- Included interviews with relatives regarding tobacco and alcohol consumption.
Purpose:
- To determine the mortality attributable to tobacco and alcohol consumption.
- To identify specific risk factors associated with elderly mortality.
Summary:
- Smoking in the last decade of life strongly linked to cardiovascular disease in elderly men.
- Persistent smoking in the final year associated with neoplasias and respiratory disease deaths in elderly women.
- Intense tobacco consumption nearly doubled cardiovascular disease mortality risk, with a 45% population attributable risk.
Impact:
- Tobacco smoking is a critical predictor of mortality among the elderly in Mexico.
- Findings underscore the necessity of implementing and targeting tobacco control initiatives towards the elderly population.