Smoking trajectories and risk of stroke until age of 50 years - The Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966.
Ina RissanenPetteri OuraMarkus PaananenJouko MiettunenMirjam I GeerlingsPublished in: PloS one (2019)
Accumulation of smoking history is associated with increased risk of stroke until age of 50 years. The increased stroke risk does not depend on the age at which smoking started. Given that the majority starts smoking at young age, primary prevention of strokes should focus on adolescent smoking.