Wassilak S G, Smith J D, McKinley T W, Sikes R K
J Med Assoc Ga. 1989 Sep;78(9):601-5.
Using the estimated prevalence of current and former cigarette smoking among Georgians, death certificate data in 1985, and the available literature on smoking-related health risks, we estimated the health and economic impact of cigarette smoking in Georgia in a single year. We estimated, using relatively conservative assumptions, the mortality and years of life lost prematurely, as well as the costs of medical care for ill individuals, lost wages due to death, and lost wages due to illness attributable to smoking. In 1985, past or present smoking was the cause of death for more than 7,700 Georgians, accounting for over 120,000 years of expected life lost prematurely, and with an overall societal cost exceeding $1.5 billion dollars. Cardiovascular diseases were the major cause of all estimated deaths associated with smoking. The prevalence of current smokers is higher in Georgians than the national average; this approach to examining the risks may be useful in lowering that prevalence by influencing patient education in Georgia.
利用格鲁吉亚人当前和既往吸烟的估计患病率、1985年的死亡证明数据以及关于吸烟相关健康风险的现有文献，我们估算了格鲁吉亚州一年内吸烟对健康和经济的影响。我们使用相对保守的假设，估算了过早死亡人数和寿命损失年数，以及患病个体的医疗费用、因死亡导致的工资损失和因吸烟所致疾病导致的工资损失。1985年，过去或现在吸烟导致7700多名格鲁吉亚人死亡，导致超过12万年的预期寿命过早丧失，社会总成本超过15亿美元。心血管疾病是所有与吸烟相关的估计死亡的主要原因。格鲁吉亚州当前吸烟者的患病率高于全国平均水平；这种评估风险的方法可能有助于通过影响格鲁吉亚州的患者教育来降低该患病率。
