The British journal of surgery
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It is unclear whether recommendations about ultrasound screening programmes for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) among men should be extended to include women who smoke. The aim was to examine sex-specific dose-response associations between AAA risk and smoking status, pack-years smoked and time since smoking cessation. ⋯ There were sex differences in the associations between smoking status and AAA risk. These data support further investigation of targeted AAA screening among women who smoke.