Smoking, carbon monoxide, and atherosclerotic diseases.
Smoking habits and random measurements of the proportion of haemoglobin bound to carbon monoxide (COHb%) were examined for their association with atherosclerotic diseases in 1068 men aged 55 to 74 years from rural areas of Finland. COHb% and smoking history were similarly associated with claudication and coronary heart disease. Random measurements of COHb% did not show a better overall relation to the prevalence of atherosclerotic diseases than smoking history, though COHb% showed a stronger association with a probable previous myocardial infarction. Further studies are needed to clarify the role of carbon monoxide in atherosclerosis.
D000368:Aged; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002248:Carbon Monoxide / Q000097:blood*; D002263:Carboxyhemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D005387:Finland; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012907:Smoking / Q000150:complications*
D006454:Hemoglobins; D002248:Carbon Monoxide; D002263:Carboxyhemoglobin