Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/11499/47064
Title: Does cardiovascular disease risk decrease after smoking cessation in occupational risk groups?
Authors: Bozkurt, Nurgul
Uzun, Suleyman Utku
Bozkurt, Ali Ishan
Turgut, Sebahat
Keywords: Cardiovascular disease
Framingham Risk Score
smoking
smoking cessation
Coronary-Heart-Disease
Reduction
Health
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Abstract: Objectives: Smoking cessation is very important for workers due to the possibility of exposure to additional environmental risks in the workplace environment. This study was performed to determine the changes in the Framingham Risk Score (FRS) and 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) of employees before smoking cessation and after 6 months. Materials and Methods: Five hundred and sixty-two employees who want to quit smoking were included in the study. In this prospective study, the baseline and 6-month FRS, and 10-year risk of CVD of workers were calculated. Furthermore, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale was used for assessments of employees' anxiety and depression symptoms. Results: After 6 months, 37% of the participants quit smoking. It was determined that 11.9% of employees have a high CVD risk and 10.6% moderate CVD risk. After 6 months, there was a statistically significant reduction in FRS who quit smoking (P < 0.001). In addition, within the 6 months after smoking cessation, 10-year coronary heart disease risk reduction was higher in quitters than those who cannot quit smoking (47.6% decrease in quitters and 14.9% in nonquitters, P < 0.001). Significant decreases in fasting blood glucose levels were determined after smoking cessation (P = 0.003). Conclusions: The FRS and CVD risk of smoker employees were decreased 6 months after smoking cessation. In 6 months, CVD risk is reduced in almost half of those who quit smoking. Even in the short term, it is possible to reduce the CVD risk of a worker who quits smoking.
URI: https://doi.org/10.4103/heartviews.heartviews_67_22
https://hdl.handle.net/11499/47064
ISSN: 1995-705X
0976-5123
Appears in Collections:Tıp Fakültesi Koleksiyonu
WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection

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