Association between waist circumference or weight change after smoking cessation and incidence of cardiovascular disease or all-cause death in Korean adults with type 2 diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the association among smoking cessation, weight or waist circumference change post-cessation, and cardiovascular disease (CVD) or all-cause death among patients with type 2 Diabetes (T2D).

Materials and methods

This retrospective cohort study included 32,142 patients with T2D classified according to changes in smoking status, post-cessation weight, and waist circumference. Especially for recent or long-term quitters, participants who changed from current to none/former smoker or from non-smoker to former smoker were defined as recent quitters, and those who changed from former to none/former smoker were defined as long-term quitters. CVD or all-cause death risk was evaluated.

Results

A total of 5,845 participants were newly diagnosed with CVD,

SUBMITTER: Lee H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11634621 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature