Using data on snus use in Sweden to compare different modelling approaches to estimate the population health impact of introducing a smoke-free tobacco product

Table 4 Years of life lost in Sweden if snus had not been introduced – summary of results

	Lung cancer	COPD	IHD	Stroke
Approach 2	113,640	17,212	178,966	33,363
PHIM f = 0.0, g = 1.0	108,295	18,823	211,706	36,046
PHIM f = 0.0, g = 1.0 (survival adjusted)	105,394	17,672	200,717	33,279
PHIM f = 0.1, g = 0.9	105,974	18,695	207,174	35,045
PHIM f = 0.1, g = 1.0	100,229	17,722	197,149	33,480
PHIM f = 0.1, g = 1.1	94,599	16,759	187,228	31,928
PHIM f = 0.2, g = 1.0	92,545	16,642	183,040	30,974
PHIM g = 0.9, f = 0.0	114,230	19,808	221,920	37,636
PHIM g = 0.8, f = 0.0	120,293	20,802	232,247	39,239
PHIM g = 0.5, f = 0.0	139,294	23,845	263,920	44,136

Table 4 shows the increase in the number of years of life lost that would have occurred in the years 1980–2009 in Swedish males aged 30–79 if snus had not been introduced, as estimated by the different methods

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