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Data were from the Korean National Health Insurance Service\u2013National Health Information Database. Data analysis was conducted from December 2023 to November 2025.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Exposures<\/jats:title>\n Postdiagnosis smoking behavior, classified as quitters (complete cessation), reducers (\u226520% decrease in daily cigarette consumption), or maintainers (&amp;lt;20% decrease or any increase in consumption [reference group]).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>\n Main outcomes were major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCEs), including all-cause death, myocardial infarction, coronary revascularization, and ischemic stroke, and major adverse limb events (MALEs), including limb revascularization or major amputation. Inverse probability of treatment-weighted hazard ratios (HRs) were estimated using Cox proportional hazards regression models for MACCEs and Fine-Gray competing risk models for MALEs.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n Among 189\u202f545 active smokers with incident PAD (mean [SD] age, 54.2 [11.8] years; 167\u202f659 [88.5%] male), 38 952 (20.6%) quit smoking, 38\u202f709 (20.4%) reduced consumption, and 111\u202f884 (59.0%) maintained smoking. Compared with maintainers, quitters had significantly lower risks of MACCEs (17.8 vs 20.2 per 1000 person-years; HR, 0.88; 95% CI, 0.84-0.91) and MALEs (1.4 vs 1.8 per 1000 person-years; HR, 0.83; 95% CI, 0.73-0.94). Reducers showed no significant difference in MACCEs (HR, 1.00; 95% CI, 0.96-1.04) or MALEs (HR, 0.92; 95% CI, 0.81-1.04). Dose-response analysis showed risk reduction only with near-complete cessation. Findings were consistent across subgroups, with the largest reductions observed for myocardial infarction.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>\n In this cohort study of 189 545 active smokers with newly diagnosed PAD, complete smoking cessation was associated with lower risks of both cardiovascular and limb-specific adverse events, whereas partial smoking reduction showed no significant benefit. 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