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  • Title: Oral contraceptives, smoking and risk of myocardial infarction in young women. A longitudinal population study in eastern Finland.
    Author: Salonen JT.
    Journal: Acta Med Scand; 1982; 212(3):141-4. PubMed ID: 7148505.
    Abstract:
    The use of oral contraceptives (OC) and smoking habits were studied by using a questionnaire in a random population sample of women from two counties of Eastern Finland in 1972. The participation rate was 95%. Data on use of OC and smoking were collected for 2,653 women aged 35-49 years. During the next seven years, 27 of them had developed an acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Smokers had a 2.6-fold (95% confidence interval (CI)=1.2-6.0) crude risk of developing AMI compared with non-smokers. Women taking OC had a 1.3-fold (95% CI = 0.4-6.9) risk of developing AMI compared with those who did not. Women who both smoked and used OC had a 7.2-fold (95% CI = 2.1-24.7) risk of AMI compared with non-smokers and non-users of OC. The results indicate that use of OC is associated with an excessive risk of AMI among female smokers. The use of oral contraceptives (OCs) and smoking habits were studied by using a questionnaire in a random population sample of women from 2 counties of Eastern Finland in 1972. The participation rate was 95%. Data on OC use and smoking were collected for 2653 women ages 35-49. During the next 7 years, 27 of them had developed an acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Smokers had a 2.6 fold (95% confidence interval [CI]=1.2-6.0) crude risk of developing AMI compared with nonsmokers. Women taking OCs had a 1.3 fold (95% CI=0.4-6.9) risk of developing AMI compared with those who did not. Women who both smoked and used OCs had a 7.2 fold (95% CI=2.1-24.7) risk of AMI compared with nonsmokers and nonusers of OCs. The results indicate that use of OCs is associated with an excessive risk of AMI among female smokers.
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