Question

What are the odds of nonsmokers developing cardiovascular disease when compared to smokers?

Answer 1

Answer choices are:

a. Nonsmokers are four times more likely to develop cardiovascular disease.

b. Nonsmokers are twice as likely to develop cardiovascular disease.

c. Nonsmokers and smokers are equally likely to develop cardiovascular disease.

d. Nonsmokers are half as likely to develop cardiovascular disease.

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Correct answer choice is:

d. Nonsmokers are half as likely to develop cardiovascular disease.

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Explanation:

The consequence of previous or existing smoking on specific CVD risk parameters such as blood pressure and cholesterol appears to be of clinically trivial importance in personalities aged 46 years. In additional terms, smoking appears to be beyond all an unconventional risk factor for CVD in the working-age people. Stopping smoking in working age may thus decrease estimated CVD risk approximately to the equivalent level as personages who have never smoked.

Answer 2

Non-smokers have smaller odds of developing cardiovascular diseases than smokers.  Apart from cardio vascular diseases, smokers are at risk of other diseases such as lung cancer and emphysema.  A possible way for a non-smoker to develop this can be the environment where he or she lives in or his or her family history.