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TABLE 375-1 - Relative Risks for Current Smokers of Cigarettes

Disease or Condition
Current Smokers
Males Females
Coronary heart disease
Age 35–64 2.8 3.1
Age >65 1.5 1.6
Cerebrovascular lesions
Age 35–64 3.3 4
Age >65 1.6 1.5
Aortic aneurysm 6.2 7.1
Chronic airways obstruction 10.6 13.1
Cancer
Lip, oral cavity, pharynx 10.9 5.1
Esophagus 6.8 7.8
Stomach 2 1.4
Pancreas 2.3 2.3
Larynx 14.6 13
Lung 23.3 12.7
Cervix 1.6
Kidney 2.7 1.3
Bladder, other urinary organs 3.3 2.2
Sudden Infant Death syndrome 2.3
Infant respiratory distress syndrome 1.3
Low birth weight at delivery 1.8