Smoking and risk for diabetes incidence and mortality in Korean men and women.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Mounting evidence suggests that smoking is a cause of type 2 diabetes. We explored the association of cigarette smoking with diabetes incidence and mortality in a large cohort of Koreans.

Research design and methods

A 14-year prospective cohort study was performed on 1,236,443 Korean men and women, aged 30-95 years at baseline, who underwent standardized biennial medical examinations provided by the National Health Insurance Corporation (NHIC). Incident diabetes was identified on the basis of outpatient visits, hospitalization, or prescription medication treatment for diabetes, as captured in the NHIC database. Diabetes mortality was obtained through the national statistical office. Cox proportional hazards models were used to investigate associations of smoking wi

SUBMITTER: Jee SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2992192 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature