TY - JOUR T1 - Secondhand smoke exposure assessed using serum cotinine: associations with myocardial infarction, stroke and cardiovascular risk factors in adult men and women JF - Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health JO - J Epidemiol Community Health SP - 92 LP - 92 DO - 10.1136/jech.2009.096735n VL - 63 IS - Suppl 2 AU - B. J. Jefferis AU - G. D. O. Lowe AU - P. Welsh AU - D. A. Lawlor AU - S. Ebrahim AU - S. G. Wannamethee AU - D. G. Cook AU - P. H. Whincup Y1 - 2009/10/01 UR - http://jech.bmj.com/content/63/Suppl_2/92.abstract N2 - Second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure is associated with elevated CVD risks. Previous studies have implicated altered platelet activity or endothelial dysfunction and changes in circulating levels of HDL, homocysteine and inflammatory markers. However most studies have imprecise exposure measurements and the mechanism remains uncertain. Therefore we examine associations between cotinine, a circulating biochemical marker of SHS exposure, and CVD risk factors, incident CHD and stroke in non-smoking men and women.4252 men and 4286 women aged 60–79 years in parallel prospective population-based studies assessed in … ER -