Table 6.

Incidence (per 1000 patient years) and relative rate of major clinical outcomes in smokers with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) by quitting status.

Outcome	Smokers n=645	Incidence in smokers	Quitters n=320	Incidence in quitters	Relative rate
Mortality
All cause	149	105.1 (89.5–123.5)	43	50.2 (37.3–67.7)	0.49 (0.35–0.69)
Cancer	30	21.2 (14.8–30.3)	6	7.0 (3.2–15.6)	0.33 (0.14–0.80)
Cardiovascular	58	40.9 (31.6–52.9)	25	29.2 (19.7–43.2)	0.73 (0.46–1.17)
Respiratory	25	17.6 (11.9–26.11)	4	4.7 (1.8–12.5)	0.27 (0.09–0.78)
Repeat ACS	44	22.5 (16.7–30.2)	15	14.1 (8.5–23.4)	0.65 (0.36–1.17)
Stroke	19	15.1 (9.6–23.6)	7	8.9 (4.2–18.7)	0.59 (0.25–1.41)
Heart failure	28	22.8 (15.7 – 33.0)	15	19.2 (11.6–31.8)	0.86 (0.46–1.61)
MACE	185	167.8 (145.3–193.8)	69	98.0 (77.4–124.0)	0.61 (0.46–0.80)

MACE: major adverse cardiac event.