Disparities in Secondhand Smoke Exposure in the United States: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011-2018

Menée aux Etats-Unis à partir de données d'enquêtes réalisées entre 2011 et 2018, cette étude analyse les facteurs d'exposition au tabagisme passif

Résumé en anglais

Secondhand smoke exposure (SHSe) is one of the causes of sudden infant death syndrome, respiratory tract infections, ear infections, and asthma attacks in infants and children; coronary heart disease, stroke, and lung cancer in adult nonsmokers; and low birth weight, premature deliveries, and congenital defects in pregnancies. It results in nearly 42 000 deaths (more than 41 000 adults and 900 infants) among nonsmokers every year in the US, with Black individuals accounting for 24% to 36% of the infant deaths. The US Surgeon General determined that there is no risk-free level of SHSe. With the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019, which affects lung function, improving smoke-free policies to enhance air quality should be a growing priority.