Lifetime cigarette smoking is associated with abdominal obesity in a community-based sample of Japanese men: The Shiga Epidemiological Study of Subclinical Atherosclerosis (SESSA)

Studies from Western countries suggest that smokers tend to display greater abdominal obesity than non-smokers, despite showing lower weight. Whether this holds true in a leaner population requires clarification. Using indices of abdominal obesity including visceral adipose tissue, we examined wheth...

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Main Authors:	Akira Fujiyoshi, Katsuyuki Miura, Sayaka Kadowaki, Koichiro Azuma, Sachiko Tanaka, Takashi Hisamatsu, Hisatomi Arima, Aya Kadota, Naoko Miyagawa, Naoyuki Takashima, Takayoshi Ohkubo, Yoshino Saitoh, Sayuki Torii, Itsuko Miyazawa, Hiroshi Maegawa, Kiyoshi Murata, Hirotsugu Ueshima
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:	Preventive Medicine Reports
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335516300638

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Lifetime cigarette smoking is associated with abdominal obesity in a community-based sample of Japanese men: The Shiga Epidemiological Study of Subclinical Atherosclerosis (SESSA)

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