Why the study?
Does smoking in adolescence increase the risk of abdominal obesity in adulthood?
Population
5 birth cohorts of Finnish twins
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
From adolescence to adulthood
Authors
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Adolescent smoking prevention may curb adult abdominal obesity; observational data leave causality and practice change open.
Does smoking in adolescence increase the risk of abdominal obesity in adulthood?
Prevention of smoking during adolescence may play an important role in promoting healthy weight and decreasing morbidity related to abdominal obesity in adulthood.
Saarni et al. (2008) studied this question.
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