Does tobacco use influence bone mineral density levels in a Norwegian youth cohort followed from adolescence to young adulthood? The Fit Futures Study (2010-2022).

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the longitudinal associations between tobacco use (smoking and snuff) and bone mineral density (BMD) at femoral sites and in the total body in a Norwegian adolescent cohort, aged 16-27 years.

Design

Prospective longitudinal cohort study.

Setting

A population-based study in Norwegian adolescents from the general population.

Participants

In total, 722 adolescents (385 females and 337 males) with a mean age of 16 years (SD: 0.5) from the Fit Futures Study (FF) were included at FF1 (2010-2011), with follow-up measures at age 18 years (FF2 (2012-2013)) and 27 years (FF3 (2021-2022)). Inclusion criteria were completed dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans, serum vitamin D blood samples and information on smoking, snuff use, physical a

SUBMITTER: Sagelv EH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12406915 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature