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Secondhand Smoke Linked to Cognitive Impairment
Recent exposure to secondh and smoke is associated with increased risk for cognitive impairment, according to a cross-sectional study in BMJ.
Some 4800 community-dwelling, nonsmoking adults (mean age, 65) provided saliva samples for cotinine measurement (a biomarker for recent secondhand smoke
exposure) and underwent a series of neuropsychological tests. After adjustment for smoking history and other potential confounders, participants with the highest cotinine levels were significantly more likely to show cognitive impairment than those with the lowest levels (odds ratio, 1.44).
The authors and an editorialist acknowledge the study's limitations (for example, cotinine levels do not reflect long-term exposure), but nonetheless point out the potential public health implications of the research.
BMJ article (Free) 健康文章內文主要提供民眾降低對疾病因不了解產生之不安和恐懼，但不可取代 實際的醫療行為，所以身體如有不適請您前往醫院就醫治療。
