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  • Gerontology
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Prior research links smoking to poorer physical function, primarily in older adults.
  • Few studies examine how age-related physical limitations differ based on smoking history.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantify how the magnitude of smoking's impact on physical limitations varies across different age groups.
  • To investigate if the age-related increase in physical limitations differs by smoking history.

Main Methods:

  • A national cohort study of Americans aged 20-75, with follow-up over 19 years (1995-2014).
  • Analysis included 13,103 observations using linear mixed models.
  • Models regressed physical limitations on smoking status, adjusting for covariates and including an age-smoking interaction.

Main Results:

  • Smokers showed a steeper age-related increase in physical limitations than never-smokers.
  • Disparities in physical limitations widened with age but were present even at age 30.
  • Heavy smokers experienced greater physical limitations compared to never-smokers, with differences increasing significantly with age.

Conclusions:

  • Smoking accelerates the onset and progression of physical limitations across the lifespan.
  • Early-life physical limitations due to smoking can have profound long-term health consequences.
  • The findings underscore the importance of smoking cessation at all ages to preserve physical function.