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Smoking Status and Cardiovascular Mortality Differ by Arterial Stiffness Level Assessed by Pulse Pressure Index

2026-02-11 epidemiology Title + abstract only
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ObjectiveTo examine whether the association between smoking status and cardiovascular (CV) mortality differs by arterial stiffness, assessed by pulse pressure index (PPI), among U.S. adults without baseline cardiovascular disease (CVD). MethodsUsing data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2005-2016, we analyzed 16,605 adults aged 40-79 years without baseline CVD, with mortality follow-up through December 31, 2019. PPI was calculated as (systolic blood pressure [S...

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