Vaping can increase the risk of this condition developing sooner in some people
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Notably, the overall prevalence of current smoking showed a substantial decline during this period, decreasing from 14.77% in 2006 to 6.99% in 2022
Smoking kills an estimated 443,000 people each year, is known to cause of about 25 diseases, and harms nearly every organ of the body
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Age was measured in years and categorized by decade (12-19, 20-29,, 70-79, 80), though sensitivity analyses explored the use of fewer age categories, a quantitative age variable, or a restricted cubic spline in age