Associations of tobacco smoking with body mass distribution; a population-based study of 65,875 men and women in midlife

Associations of tobacco smoking with body mass distribution; a population-based study of 65,875 men and women in midlife

Abstract Background Studies indicate an effect of smoking toward abdominal obesity, but few assess hip and waist circumferences (HC and WC) independently. The present study aimed to assess the associations of smoking status and volume smoked with HC and WC and their ratio in a population with low pr...

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Main Authors: Sidsel Graff-Iversen, Stephen Hewitt, Lisa Forsén, Liv Grøtvedt, Inger Ariansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Smoking
Abdominal obesity
Waist circumference
Hip circumference
Waist-hip ratio
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-7807-9

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