a measure of the amount of cigarettes a person has smoked over an extended period, equal to one packet of 20 every day for one year
Examples of 'pack-year' in a sentence
pack-year
These differences were not determined by pack-year.
Anna Dvorkin-Gheva, Gilles Vanderstocken, Ali Önder Yildirim, Corry-Anke Brandsma,Ma'en Obeidat, Yohan Bossé, John A. Hassell, Martin R. Stampfli 2016, 'Total particulate matter concentration skews cigarette smoke's gene expression profile',ERJ Open Researchhttp://openres.ersjournals.com/content/2/4/00029-2016.full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
She has a 30 pack-year history of smoking.
Kayani A , Sue R 2018, 'August 2018 pulmonary case of the month', Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Carehttp://www.swjpcc.com/pulmonary/2018/8/1/august-2018-pulmonary-case-of-the-month.html. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
She has a 40 pack-year history of tobacco use.
Natt B , Koleilat S, Campion J 2014, 'December 2014 critical care case of the month: weak for weeks', Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Carehttp://www.swjpcc.com/critical-care/2014/12/2/december-2014-critical-care-case-of-the-month-weak-for-weeks.html. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Most of them were heavy smokers (mean consumption of 24,5 cig/day, 41,2 pack-year).
Regina Dalmau, Andrea Velez, Adrián Rivas, Javier Irazusta, Andrea Araujo, SandraEspinosa, Almudena Castro 2018, 'Smoking cessation after acute myocardial infarction, is relapse predictable?', Tobacco Prevention and Cessationhttp://www.journalssystem.com/tpc/Smoking-cessation-after-acute-myocardial-infarction-is-relapse-predictable-,90406,0,2.html. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Inclusion criteria were age 55-74 and a 30 pack-year smoking history.
Mathew M 2013, 'June 2013 pulmonary journal club', Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Carehttp://www.swjpcc.com/pulmonary-journal-club/2013/6/29/june-2013-pulmonary-journal-club.html. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
He was a 15-pack-year smoker, quitting 30 years ago.
Gotway MB 2018, 'May 2018 imaging case of the month', Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Carehttp://www.swjpcc.com/imaging/2018/5/3/may-2018-imaging-case-of-the-month.html. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
He has a 20-pack-year of smoking history and currently smokes 6 cigarettes per day.
Gardner G , Breen K , Elaini T , Ynosencio T 2018, 'Medical image of the week: thoracic splenosis', Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Carehttp://www.swjpcc.com/imaging/2018/5/23/medical-image-of-the-week-thoracic-splenosis.html. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
He was a former smoker having a 45 pack-year history having quit in 2007.
Vigianno R, Ronan BA, Wesselius LJ 2012, 'April 2012 pulmonary case of the month: could have fooled me!', Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Carehttp://www.swjpcc.com/pulmonary/2012/4/21/april-2012-pulmonary-case-of-the-month-could-have-fooled-me.html. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Factors predictive of airflow obstruction included smoking status and higher pack-year history.
Spero K, Bayasi G, Beaudry L, Barber KR, Khorfan F 2017, 'Overdiagnosis of COPD in hospitalized patients', International Journal of COPDhttps://www.dovepress.com/overdiagnosis-of-copd-in-hospitalized-patients-peer-reviewed-article-COPD. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)