Key result
Greater lifetime cigarette smoking was associated with a metabolically adverse fat distribution, including a 0.005 higher waist-hip ratio per higher smoking category.
Why the study?
Is lifetime cigarette smoking associated with unfavorable abdominal fat distribution in a community-based sample of relatively lean Japanese men?
Population
513 community-based Japanese men aged 40-64 years, free of cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Median age…
Comparison
Lifetime cigarette smoking vs Never-smokers
Design
Cross-sectional, CT images were analyzed by a trained physician-researcher who…
Authors
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Observational link to adverse fat distribution merits prospective study; should not yet change clinical risk assessment.
Cross-Sectional (n=513)
No
Is lifetime cigarette smoking associated with unfavorable abdominal fat distribution in a community-based sample of relatively lean Japanese men?
Mean Difference: 0.005 (95% CI 0.001–0.008)
p-value: p=0.005
In a relatively lean population of Japanese men, greater lifetime cigarette smoking is associated with a metabolically adverse fat distribution, specifically higher waist-hip and visceral-to-subcutaneous fat ratios, independent of BMI.
Fujiyoshi et al. (2016) conducted a cross-sectional in Abdominal obesity (n=513). Lifetime cigarette smoking vs. Never-smokers was evaluated on Waist-hip ratio (WHR) (MD 0.005, 95% CI 0.001-0.008, p=0.005). Greater lifetime cigarette smoking was associated with a metabolically adverse fat distribution, including a 0.005 higher waist-hip ratio per higher smoking category.
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