Steenkamp E, Jooste P L, Christopher K J
Research Institute for Nutritional Diseases, South African Medical Research Council, Parowvallei.
S Afr Med J. 1988 Apr 2;73(7):402-5.
A cross-sectional study of tobacco-smoking habits and its relationship to other coronary risk factors in a large rural community of 7,188 white subjects aged 15-64 years, revealed that 48.1% of the men and 17.9% of the women were currently smoking; only 28.6% men and 74.1% women had never smoked. Heavy smoking prevailed, with a mean daily consumption of 21.4 g and 14.6 g tobacco among male and female smokers respectively. Only 16.5% of male and 27.7% of female smokers smoked less than 10 g tobacco per day. Smoking was associated with a high total cholesterol level, a low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level, low blood pressure, a low body mass index, coronary-prone type A behaviour, and a high prevalence of coronary heart disease in men. Furthermore, smoking was associated with a high alcohol consumption and a low level of education and occupational class. These findings emphasise the high prevalence of smoking in whites and its harmful association with coronary heart disease, and indicate the need for effective anti-smoking programmes.
一项针对7188名年龄在15 - 64岁的白人的大型农村社区的吸烟习惯及其与其他冠心病危险因素关系的横断面研究表明，48.1%的男性和17.9%的女性目前正在吸烟；只有28.6%的男性和74.1%的女性从未吸烟。重度吸烟较为普遍，男性吸烟者和女性吸烟者的平均每日烟草消费量分别为21.4克和14.6克。每天吸烟少于10克的男性吸烟者仅占16.5%，女性吸烟者占27.7%。吸烟与高总胆固醇水平、低高密度脂蛋白胆固醇水平、低血压、低体重指数、A型冠心病易患行为以及男性冠心病的高患病率相关。此外，吸烟还与高酒精消费量、低教育水平和低职业阶层相关。这些发现强调了白人中吸烟的高患病率及其与冠心病的有害关联，并表明需要有效的反吸烟计划。
