The effect of heated tobacco products on metabolic syndrome: A cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Evidence concerning the health effects of using heated tobacco products is needed. The aim of the present study is to investigate the effects of conventional cigarettes (CCs), electronic vaping cigarettes (EVCs), and heated tobacco products (HTPs) on the development of metabolic syndrome.

Methods

We conducted a cohort study in South Korea using data from the Korea Medical Institute. The study included 183870 people who visited the Korea Medical Institute, responded to a smoking status questionnaire in 2019, and were followed up in 2020 - ever and current use of CCs, EVCs, and HTPs. We defined the main outcome as incident metabolic syndrome among participants with at least two health checkups separated by a follow-up period of at least a year.

Results

The

SUBMITTER: Jee Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11647454 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature