Key result
Truncated abstract lacks quantitative results on the link between smoking, hematological parameters, and metabolic syndrome.
Why the study?
Cigarette smoking increases the risk for metabolic syndrome and may affect hematological parameters, which may be associated with metabolic syndrome.
Is the association between smoking and metabolic syndrome modified by hematological parameters in Japanese men?
Observational (n=27,972)
Is the association between smoking and metabolic syndrome modified by hematological parameters in Japanese men?
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Insufficient quantitative results preclude clinical application; leaves open whether hematological parameters modify smoking-metabolic syndrome associations in Japanese men.
Cigarette smoking increases the risk for metabolic syndrome (1), and it may also affect hematological parameters (2). Because certain hematological parameters may be associated with metabolic syndrome (3), we have investigated whether the mode of association between smoking and metabolic syndrome varies according to hematological parameters. Among individuals who had undergone a general heath screening test between 1994 and 2003, 27,972 subjects (9,729 never smokers [52.8 ± 10.7 years], 7,242 former smokers [54.8 ± 9.9 years], and 11,001 current …
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Ishizaka et al. (2006) conducted an observational in Metabolic syndrome (n=27,972). Cigarette smoking vs. Never smokers and former smokers was evaluated on Association between smoking and metabolic syndrome according to hematological parameters.
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