Smoking Is Associated With Abdominal Obesity,Not Overall Obesity,in Men With Type 2 Diabetes |
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| Authors: | Ji Eun Yun Heejin Kimm Young Ju Choi Sun Ha Jee Kap Bum Huh |
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| Affiliation: | 1.Institute for Health Promotion, Graduate School of Public Health, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.;2.Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, Graduate School of Public Health, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.;3.Huh''s Diabetes Center and The 21st Century Diabetes and Vascular Research Institute, Seoul, Korea. |
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| Abstract: | ObjectivesAbdominal obesity increases mortality and morbidity from cardiovascular disease and there is a possibility that smoking effects obesity. However, previous studies concerning the effects of smoking on obesity are inconsistent. The objective of this study was to examine whether smoking is positively related to abdominal obesity in men with type 2 diabetes.MethodsSubjects consisted of 2197 type 2 diabetic patients who visited Huh''s Diabetes Center from 2003 to 2009. Indices of abdominal obesity were defined as visceral fat thickness (VFT) measured by ultrasonography and waist circumference (WC). Overall obesity was defined as body mass index (BMI).ResultsStatistically significant differences in WC and VFT by smoking status were identified. However, there was no statistical difference in BMI according to smoking status. Means of WC and VFT were not significantly higher in heavy smokers and lower in mild smokers. Compared to nonsmokers, the BMI confounder adjusted odds ratio and 95% confidence interval for VFT in ex-smokers and current-smokers were 1.70 (1.21 to 2.39) and 1.86 (1.27 to 2.73), respectively.ConclusionsSmoking status was positively associated with abdominal obesity in type 2 diabetic patients. |
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| Keywords: | Smoking Body mass index Abdominal obesity Waist circumference Type 2 diabetes mellitus Intra-abdominal fat |
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