Аннотация:At the tract level, higher smoking prevalence was associated with higher prevalence of asthma, COPD, and CHD (Figure ,B).For instance, a change from the 10th to the 90th percentile of smoking prevalence (from 10.7% to 27.6%) was associated with a 38.9% (95% CI, 38.1%-39.5%)increase in the prevalence of asthma, a 120.2% (95% CI, 116.6%-124.0%)increase in the prevalence of COPD, and a 26.6% (95% CI, 24.5%-29.0%)increase in the prevalence of CHD.Discussion | Smoking prevalence was unevenly distributed both within and between America's largest cities, and was associated with inequities in income, race, exposure to tobacco retailers, and smoking-related diseases.Strengthening existing tobacco control interventions, such as raising excise taxes and implementing cessation programs targeted to resource-poor communities, may aid in counteracting these inequities in smoking. 5 In addition, novel policies that restrict the retail environment (eg, by limiting the quantity, location, and type of tobacco retailers) show promise for reducing the unequal distribution of tobacco retailers and warrant further investigation.
