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The impact of a smoking ban on hospital admissions for coronary heart disease

Khuder, Sadik A., Milz, Sheryl, Jordan, Timothy, Price, James, Silvestri, Kathi, Butler, Pam·2007·Preventive Medicine

Abstract

Objective In March 2002, the city of Bowling Green, Ohio, implemented a clean indoor air ordinance banning smoking in workplaces and public places. This study evaluates the effect of this ordinance on hospital admissions for smoking-related diseases.Methods A quasi-experimental design with interrupted time-series was used including a matched control city (Kent, Ohio) with no clean indoor air ordinance. Data on hospital admissions during the period of January 1999 to June 2005 were analyzed using Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) models.Results A reduction in admission rates for smoking-related diseases was achieved in Bowling Green compared to the control city. The largest reduction was for coronary heart disease, where rates were decreased significantly by 39% after 1 year and by 47% after 3 years following the implementation of the ordinance. ARIMA models revealed a statistically significant downward trend in monthly admission rates for coronary heart disease (Bowling Green, omega=-1.69, p=0.036 vs. Kent, omega=-1.14, p=0.183) and support the hypothesis that the ordinance had a significant impact on admission rates for coronary heart disease.Conclusion The findings of this study suggest that clean indoor air ordinances lead to a reduction in hospital admissions for coronary heart disease, thus reducing health care costs.

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Authors
Khuder, S. A., Milz, S., Jordan, T., Price, J., Silvestri, K., & Butler, P.
Affiliations
  • University of Toledo (US)
  • North Kansas City Hospital (US)
Corresponding author
Khuder, Sadik A.
Venue
Preventive Medicine
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2007-07
Volume
45
Issue
1
Pages
3-8
ISSN
0091-7435 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2085457674
Cited by
152
References
40
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FWCI
13.52
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Preventive Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Health Resources and Services Administration
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
Keywords
smoking bans, coronary artery disease, hospitalization, smoking-related diseases, tobacco control, health care costs
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Coronary Disease, Hospitalization, Humans, Middle Aged, Ohio, Public Policy, Risk Factors, Smoking, Tobacco Smoke Pollution, Utilization Review, Smoking Cessation, Air Pollution, Indoor

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