“…Twenty studies (18 publications) 7 , 16 , 18 , 19 , 22 , 23 , 25 – 36 of current smokers (8901 cases, 4716185 participants), fifteen studies (thirteen publications) 7 , 19 , 22 , 23 , 25 – 27 , 29 – 31 , 33 , 35 , 36 of former smokers (7824 cases, 3060503 participants), and eighteen studies (16 publications) 7 , 16 , 17 , 19 , 22 , 23 , 25 – 27 , 29 , 30 , 32 – 36 of ever smokers (8448 cases, 3934635 participants) and abdominal aortic aneurysms were included in the analyses. The summary RR for current smokers vs. never smokers was 4.87 (95% CIs: 3.93–6.02, I 2 = 91.5%, p heterogeneity < 0.0001) (Fig.…”