| Author/Editor | Čakš, Tomaž; Kos, Mitja | |
| Title | Body shape, body size and cigarette smoking relationship | |
| Type | članek | |
| Source | IJPH | |
| Vol. and No. | Letnik 54, št. 1 | |
| Publication year | 2009 | |
| Volume | str. 35-9 | |
| Language | eng | |
| Abstract | Objectives: The aim of the present study was to explore whethersmoking is positively related with the abdominal obesity.Methods: Cross-sectional data was analyzed from a randomsample of 1,342 subjects, stratified by their age and gender.Cigarette smoking habits were assessed and anthropometricmeasures obtained during the health examination.Results: Statistically significant differences in waist circumferenceand waist-hip ratio were found among males in some ofthe age groups, body mass index however, was lower in oldersmokers. There were no differences between female smokersand non-smokers in all parameters.Conclusion: The results of the study do not support the hypothesisthat smoking affects an abnormal fat distribution pro-file predominantly in the form of central adiposity as reportedearlier. | |
| Descriptors | SMOKING BODY MASS INDEX BODY WEIGHT ADIPOSE TISSUE BODY HEIGHT CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES |