Jousilahti Pekka, Patja Kristiina, Salomaa Veikko
University of Helsinki, Department of Public Health, Finland.
Scand J Work Environ Health. 2002;28 Suppl 2:41-51.
Disease risk due to smoking is not limited to smokers only. Passive smoking, exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, is associated with adverse health effects, and it increases the risk of several diseases. This paper summarizes the cardiovascular effects of tobacco smoke and the current data on the effects of environmental tobacco smoke on the development of cardiovascular disease. According to the results of epidemiologic and experimental studies, environmental tobacco smoke has marked harmful effects on the cardiovascular system. It is estimated that it increases the risk of an acute event of coronary heart disease by 25-35%. Even though the number of studies conducted in the work environment is small, there is no reason to assume that the cardiovascular effects of environmental tobacco smoke differ markedly between the home and the workplace. Firm and timely actions are needed to protect people from exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, both in occupational and other environments.
吸烟导致的疾病风险并不局限于吸烟者。被动吸烟，即接触环境烟草烟雾，与不良健康影响相关联，并且会增加多种疾病的风险。本文总结了烟草烟雾对心血管的影响以及关于环境烟草烟雾对心血管疾病发展影响的现有数据。根据流行病学和实验研究结果，环境烟草烟雾对心血管系统有显著的有害影响。据估计，它会使冠心病急性事件的风险增加25%至35%。尽管在工作环境中进行的研究数量较少，但没有理由认为环境烟草烟雾对心血管的影响在家庭和工作场所之间存在显著差异。需要采取坚定且及时的行动，在职业环境和其他环境中保护人们免受环境烟草烟雾的侵害。
