Snuff use associated with abdominal obesity in former smokers
| Autor: | Vincent Lönngren, Mathias Grahn, Ulf Lindblad, Nils-Ove Månsson, Lennart Råstam, Mats Sundbeck |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Male Rural Population medicine.medical_specialty Tobacco Smokeless Waist Cross-sectional study medicine.medical_treatment Abdominal Fat Overweight Weight Gain Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Obesity Snuff Abdominal obesity Aged Sweden business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health General Medicine Middle Aged Former Smoker Surgery Cross-Sectional Studies Smokeless tobacco Smoking cessation Smoking Cessation medicine.symptom business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 37:487-493 |
| ISSN: | 1651-1905 1403-4948 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1403494809105546 |
| Popis: | Aim: To describe the consumption of snuff in a rural male population and to explore associations between snuff use and obesity. Participants and Methods: Tobacco use was explored in 834 men aged 30—75 years old who participated in a cross-sectional population survey in the municipality of Vara (participation rate was 81%). Self-reported questionnaires assessed the habits of smoking and snuff use. Anthropometric measures were obtained during a health examination. Results: Of these men 21% (n = 179) were snuff users, 13% (n = 109) current smokers, and 65% (n = 546) were non-users. Of all snuff users 65% (n = 116) were former smokers, and 35% (n = 63) were exclusive snuff users (current users who never smoked). Among non-users 65% (n = 357) were never users and 35% (n = 189) had quit smoking without nicotine substitution. These men were characterized by abdominal obesity; OR 1.84 (1.08—3.12) (p = 0.002) (WHR 41.0) and OR 1.71 (1.08—2.72) (p = 0.022) (waist circumference 4102 cm). One can/week use of snuff among ex-smokers was associated with a 1.21 cm wider (0.05—2.36) (p = 0.041) waist circumference and 0.01 (0.00—0.02) units higher (p = 0.021) WHR. There were statistically significant associations between former smoking without current nicotine substitute and both general and abdominal obesity. No similar association with abdominal obesity was seen among exclusive snuff users. Conclusions: Abdominal obesity in current snuff users is limited to former smokers. The remaining effect of previous smoking has to be considered in future studies on obesity and related disorders in snuff users. Counselling among people who substitute snuff for smoking should include measures to prevent weight gain. |
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