Volume 11, Issue 1 pp. 87-89
Research Letter

Relationship of past, present, and passive smoking with sociodemographic, anthropometric, biochemical, and dysglycemic profiles

既往吸烟、目前吸烟以及被动吸烟与社会人口学、人体测量学、生化指标以及异常血糖谱之间的关系

Sarah Cuschieri

Corresponding Author

Sarah Cuschieri

Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, Msida, Malta

Correspondence

Sarah Cuschieri, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Biomedical Building, University of Malta, Msida MSD 2080, Malta.

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Josanne Vassallo

Josanne Vassallo

Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, Msida, Malta

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Neville Calleja

Neville Calleja

Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, Msida, Malta

Department of Health Information and Research, Ministry of Health, Gwardamangia, Malta

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Julian Mamo

Julian Mamo

Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, Msida, Malta

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First published: 25 August 2018
Citations: 8

Funding information

The authors are extremely grateful for the strong support from the University of Malta (through the Medical School and Research Innovative Development Trust Department) and the Alfred Mizzi Foundation, as major sponsors. The authors also extend their thanks to Atlas Health Insurance (Malta) for financial support.

Abstract

Highlights

  • Former smokers exhibited a significantly higher metabolic risk compared with subjects with other smoking habits.
  • Current smokers with diabetes exhibited significantly higher fasting blood glucose and triglyceride levels.
  • Only former smoking was independently associated with increased dysglycemic risk after adjustment for potential confounders

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