title: Gender differences in the association between smoking and dyslipidemia: 2005 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Smoking has been reported to be associated with abnormal lipid metabolism. However, it remains uncertain whether adverse metabolic effects of smoking on dyslipidemia differ with gender. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between smoking and dyslipidemia in men and women.
  
  
  METHODS
  We analyzed data from 2166 men and 3003 women aged ≥20 years assessed in the Third Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2005). Dyslipidemia was defined according to the National Cholesterol Education Program-Adult Treatment Panel III.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of dyslipidemia was higher in men than in women. The odds ratios (95% confidence interval) of dyslipidemia associated with current smoking were 1.35 (0.98-1.85) in men and 1.92 (1.19-3.10) in women (p for interaction with gender <0.001). After stratification by components of dyslipidemia, women smokers showed higher odds ratios of having high triglyceride and low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol than men smokers. The association between current heavy-smoking (≥20 pack-years) and dyslipidemia was stronger in women than in men.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The association between smoking and dyslipidemia was significantly different between men and women. Women smokers might be more susceptible to develop dyslipidemia than men smokers.
authors: Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors: Myung Ha
authors: MH
authors: Lee
authors: Song Vogue
authors: SV
authors: Ahn
authors: Nam Wook
authors: NW
authors: Hur
authors: Dong Phil
authors: DP
authors: Choi
authors: Hyeon Chang
authors: HC
authors: Kim
authors: Il
authors: I
authors: Suh