The study, published in the British medical journal Lancet, looked at 1.2 million British women, who were recruited between 1996 and 2001 and followed until 2011.
British researchers sought to understand what had happened to women with stop smoking at various ages in their lives. They discovered that by quitting before age 40, women could regain more than 9 years of existence, and 10 years by quitting smoking before age 35.
Quitting smoking early, good for men too!
“Whether they are men or women, smokers who quit smoking at an average age will gain an average of 10 years of life,” said one of the co-authors of the study, Richard Peto, from the University of ‘Oxford. “This does not mean, however, that women can safely to smoke up to 40 years and then stop because in the following decades they retain a mortality rate that is 20% higher than those who have never smoked “, notes the study. life expectancy If we compare smokers who have continued and non-smokers, the overall risk of dying prematurely is almost 3 times. The risk increases with the number of cigarettes smoked daily and the age at which the women are started smoking Premature death of female smokers is mainly due to lung cancer and chronic respiratory conditions, as well as cardiovascular illnesses. For those who quit smoking between the ages of 45 and 55, the risk of premature death is increased by 56% compared to non-smokers, but they still gain some 6 to 7 additional years of life compared to those who will continue to smoke.
