Association of secondhand tobacco smoke exposure during childhood on adult cardiovascular disease risk among never-smokers

Adult secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) exposure is related to stroke and coronary heart disease (CHD) risk, but long-term effects are less clear. We evaluated whether childhood SHS exposure affects subsequent stroke or CHD risk among adult black and white never-smokers followed for stroke and CHD.In this prospective cohort study, inverse probability weights were calculated to correct for bias due to attrition and survey nonresponse. Cox...