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 prevalence of obesity together with high prevalence of smoking.

Methods

We used cross-sectional survey data from 11 of a total 19 Norwegian counties examined in 1997-99 including 65,875 men and women aged 39-44 years. Analysis of associations were adjusted for confounding by socioeconomic position, health indicators, and additionally for BMI.

Results

Compared with never-smokers, when adjusting for confounders and in addition for BMI, mean HC remained lower while mean WC and waist-hip-

SUBMITTER: Graff-Iversen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6825363 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature