Smoking initiation and cessation in relation to body fat distribution based on data from a study of Swedish women.
In a representative sample of Swedish women, smokers were significantly less obese than nonsmokers. However, a smoker was likely to have significantly more upper-body fat than a nonsmoker of similar body mass index. Women who quit smoking experienced less upper-body fat deposition than would be expected by their accompanying weight gain, suggesting that weight gained as a consequence of smoking cessation is not preferentially deposited in the region associated with increased cardiovascular risk.
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Department of Primary Health Care, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Lapidus
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D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001823:Body Composition; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology*; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology; D015431:Weight Loss