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Passive smoking at home or in
the workplace significantly increases the likelihood of non-smokers having
a stroke, according to new research.
The
danger is greatest for men, whose risk of an attack is 82 per cent higher
compared with 66 per cent for women.
The
study, among 521 stroke patients in Auckland, New Zealand, also found
that smokers are up to six times more likely to have a stroke than people
who have not smoked for more than ten years.
The
Stroke Association said the report by the University of Auckland made
existing concerns about the link between smoking and strokes even more
worrisome.
Clive Bates, director of the
anti-smoking group ASH, said it showed people needed proper protection
from passive smoking.
