Preventive medicine
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Rising rates of obesity may have interacting effects with smoking given associated cardiovascular risks and cessation-associated weight gain. This study aimed to assess the change in body mass index (BMI) magnitude and prevalence of obesity and central adiposity over time among current smokers and to compare with that of former and never smokers to describe how the obesity and tobacco epidemics interrelate. ⋯ Between 1976 and 2018, smoking rates decreased while adiposity increased among current, former, and never smokers. Over a third of current smokers meet BMI criteria for obesity and over half have an elevated waist circumference. It is imperative that weight management strategies be incorporated into smoking cessation approaches.
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Preventive medicine · Oct 2023
Effect of chronic viral hepatitis and metabolic factors on renal cancer risk in a large cohort in Republic of Korea.
We investigated the association between hepatic and metabolic factors and renal cancer risk. ⋯ High serum HDL-C levels reduced and HBV antigen and chronic HBV infection increased renal cancer risk across different adjusted analysis models. This effect of low HDL-C and chronic HBV infection persisted in sex-based subanalysis.
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Preventive medicine · Oct 2023
Short-term exposure to ozone and mortality from AIDS-related diseases: A case-crossover study in the middle Yangtze River region, China.
Previous investigations have predominantly concentrated on the influence of ozone (O3) on general population mortality. However, a noticeable gap exists regarding the attention directed towards susceptible demographics, specifically individuals afflicted by human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS). ⋯ Our study presents novel evidence spotlighting the deleterious repercussions of O3 on mortality in the HIV/AIDS population.
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Preventive medicine · Oct 2023
Association of four health behaviors in Life's Essential 8 with the incidence of hypertension and diabetes mellitus.
The association between health behaviors and the risk of developing hypertension and diabetes is not fully understood. We aimed to examine the association between four health behaviors involved in Life's Essential 8, the American Heart Association's key measures for improving and maintaining cardiovascular health, and the incidence of hypertension and diabetes. ⋯ Factors that can be substituted for the four health behaviors involved in Life's Essential 8 can stratify the risk of hypertension and diabetes, and improving these health behaviors is useful in preventing hypertension and diabetes in general population.
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Preventive medicine · Oct 2023
Electronic cigarette use and cigarette smoking associated with inadequate sleep duration among U.S. young adults.
Nicotine use can influence inadequate sleep, but less is known about the associations of exclusive and dual use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) with combustible cigarettes in U.S. young adults. This study assessed the associations between current exclusive e-cigarette use, exclusive cigarette smoking, and dual e-cigarette and combustible cigarette use and inadequate sleep duration among U.S. young adults. ⋯ Current e-cigarette and cigarette use may influence inadequate sleep among U.S. young adults. Tobacco cessation efforts may encourage increased sleep health.