Table of Contents
- 1 How many years of smoking does it take to mess up your lungs?
- 2 What are some health issues that can occur from long term smoking?
- 3 What cancers are caused by smoking?
- 4 When did the NHIS start asking about non daily smoking?
- 5 What are the 6 medical tests every smoker needs?
- 6 Why are smoking status recodes only once in the list below?
How many years of smoking does it take to mess up your lungs?
Researchers say that people who smoke five cigarettes a day are doing almost as much damage to their lungs as people who smoke 30 cigarettes a day. They say it takes “light” smokers about 1 year to develop as much lung damage as “heavy” smoking does in 9 months.
What are some health issues that can occur from long term smoking?
Some of the conditions and diseases that can be caused by smoking
- Cancer.
- Breathing problems and chronic respiratory conditions.
- Heart disease, stroke and blood circulation problems.
- Diabetes.
- Infections.
- Dental problems.
- Hearing loss.
- Vision loss.
What are 5 long term effects of smoking?
Long-term effects of smoking
- increased risk of stroke and brain damage.
- eye cataracts, macular degeneration, yellowing of whites of eyes.
- loss of sense of smell and taste.
- yellow teeth, tooth decay and bad breath.
- cancer of the nose, lip, tongue and mouth.
- possible hearing loss.
- laryngeal and pharyngeal cancers.
What cancers are caused by smoking?
Tobacco use causes many types of cancer, including cancer of the lung, larynx (voice box), mouth, esophagus, throat, bladder, kidney, liver, stomach, pancreas, colon and rectum, and cervix, as well as acute myeloid leukemia.
When did the NHIS start asking about non daily smoking?
Beginning in 1991, the NHIS first asked specifically about non-daily smoking with follow-up questions for all who answered the screener question “Do you smoke now?” In 1992, the NHIS transitioned to new question wording that that continues to this day: “Do you smoke every day, some days, or not at all?”
How is information collected about smoking habits in the US?
For adults who smoked less than daily, information is collected on the number of days they smoked during the past 30 days and the number of cigarettes smoked on those days. For data years, 1997-2003, this additional detail about smoking habits was summarized in recodes on the public use data files.
What are the 6 medical tests every smoker needs?
6 Medical Tests Every Smoker Needs 1 Medical tests for smokers: Spirometry. 2 Medical tests for smokers: Chest X-ray. 3 Medical tests for smokers: CT scans. 4 Medical tests for smokers: Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) 5 Medical tests for smokers: Diabetes screenings. 6 Medical tests for smokers: Vitamin D blood test.
Why are smoking status recodes only once in the list below?
Because they are identical across years, they appear only once in the list below. For data years 2004 forward, the number of smoking status recodes was reduced to only one of the three (SMKSTAT2), although SMKSTAT1 can be easily reconstructed using SMKSTAT2; SMKSTAT3 can be reconstructed from variables on the data files.