Smoking and Asthma in Men and Women with Normal Weight, Overweight, and Obesity.
Summary of "Smoking and Asthma in Men and Women with Normal Weight, Overweight, and Obesity."
Background. There is a complex interrelationship among smoking, body weight, and asthma. It needs to be clarified whether smoking is related to an increased risk of asthma after taking into account for relative body weight. Objective. To examine the association between cigarette smoking and the prevalence of asthma in Canadian men and women with normal weight, overweight, and obesity. Methods. The analysis was based on data from 112,830 Canadians aged 18 years or more who participated in a national survey in 2007-2008. A questionnaire covered the information on prevalent asthma, smoking status, height, weight, and other factors. Logistic regression analysis was used to determine the association between smoking and the prevalence of asthma stratified by sex and body mass index (BMI). Results. The crude prevalence of asthma was 6.6% for men and 9.3% for women. After adjustment for covariates, the odds ratios (ORs) for current smoking associated with asthma was 1.20 [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.01-1.43] for men with normal weight, 0.98 (95%
CI:
0.81, 1.18) for overweight men, and 1.02 (95%
CI:
0.80-1.30) for obese men. For women, the corresponding adjusted ORs were 1.41 (95%
CI:
1.23-1.62), 1.27 (95%
CI:
1.05-1.54), and 1.28 (95%
CI:
1.03-1.59), respectively. Conclusion. Current smoking was significantly associated with prevalent asthma in all women regardless of their relative body weight. In men, however, the association was only observed in those with under- or normal weight.
Affiliation
Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma
ISSN: 1532-4303
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Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21486195
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/02770903.2011.570404
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Overweight
A status with BODY WEIGHT that is above certain standard of acceptable or desirable weight. In the scale of BODY MASS INDEX, overweight is defined as having a BMI of 25.0-29.9 kg/m2. Overweight may or may not be due to increases in body fat (ADIPOSE TISSUE), hence overweight does not equal "over fat".
Obesity, Abdominal
A condition of having excess fat in the abdomen. Abdominal obesity is typically defined as waist circumferences of 40 inches or more in men and 35 inches or more in women. Abdominal obesity raises the risk of developing disorders, such as diabetes, hypertension and METABOLIC SYNDROME X.
Anorexia Nervosa
An eating disorder that is characterized by the lack or loss of APPETITE, known as ANOREXIA. Other features include excess fear of becoming OVERWEIGHT; BODY IMAGE disturbance; significant WEIGHT LOSS; refusal to maintain minimal normal weight; and AMENORRHEA. This disorder occurs most frequently in adolescent females. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 1994)
Body Mass Index
An indicator of body density as determined by the relationship of BODY WEIGHT to BODY HEIGHT. BMI=weight (kg)/height squared (m2). BMI correlates with body fat (ADIPOSE TISSUE). Their relationship varies with age and gender. For adults, BMI falls into these categories: below 18.5 (underweight); 18.5-24.9 (normal); 25.0-29.9 (overweight); 30.0 and above (obese). (National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Obesity
A status with BODY WEIGHT that is grossly above the acceptable or desirable weight, usually due to accumulation of excess FATS in the body. The standards may vary with age, sex, genetic or cultural background. In the BODY MASS INDEX, a BMI greater than 30.0 kg/m2 is considered obese, and a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2 is considered morbidly obese (MORBID OBESITY).
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