• Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. · Aug 2023

    Childhood Cigarette Smoking and Risk of COPD in Older U.S. Adults.

    • James D Sargent, Michael Halenar, Alexander W Steinberg, Jenny Ozga, Zhiqun Tang, Cassandra A Stanton, and Laura M Paulin.
    • Department of Pediatrics and.
    • Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2023 Aug 15; 208 (4): 428434428-434.

    AbstractRationale: It is not certain the extent to which childhood smoking adds chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) risk independent of lifetime cigarette exposure. Objectives: We examined the association between age started smoking cigarettes regularly, current smoking status, smoking history, and risk of COPD. Methods: Cross-sectional survey of U.S. adults ⩾40 years old in the 2020 National Health Interview Survey. Respondents who were ever cigarette smokers were asked when they began smoking regularly. Multivariable analysis assessed self-report of COPD diagnosis as a function of age started smoking (<15 yr vs. ⩾15 yr) adjusting for current smoking, cigarette pack-years, and covariates. Measurements and Main Results: Overall, 7.1% reported that they had COPD, 2.6% for never-smokers compared with 23.1% and 11.6% for smoking onset <15 and ⩾15 years, respectively. Persons who began smoking regularly at <15 years of age had higher pack-years of smoking (median, 29 vs. 15, respectively), and higher smoking intensity (median, 20 cigarettes/d for <15 yr vs. 10 cigarettes/d for ⩾15 yr for current smokers). In the multivariable analysis, the relative risk for COPD among childhood smokers was 1.41 (95% confidence interval, 1.22-1.63) compared with later-onset smokers. Substituting smoking duration for pack-years confounded the association between current smoking and COPD but did not change the childhood smoking estimate. In a stratified analysis, higher risk for childhood smoking was found at all current smoking intensity levels. Conclusions: Among adults aged ⩾40 years, one-fifth of childhood smokers have COPD. Lifetime cigarette smoking explained some but not all of the higher risk. If replicated, this suggests a lung development window of enhanced vulnerability to cigarette smoking.

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