ArticleKorean journal of family medicine2019
Relationship between Smoking and Abdominal Aorta Calcification on Computed Tomography.
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- Vascular Calcification Patterns in the Elderly: Correlation Between Aortic and Iliac Calcification Burden.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Association of Smoking and Alcohol with Abdominal Aortic Calcification in the General Middle-Aged and Elderly Populations.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Article
- Vascular calcification in kidney stone formers: the impact of age and stone composition.Urolithiasis · 2024Article
- Imaging Early Life Cardiovascular Phenotype.Circulation research · 2023Review
- Can smoking cause impotence? a radiological retrospective cohort study comparing internal pudendal artery calcification on CT in male smokers versus non-smokers.Irish journal of medical science · 2023Article
- Nicotine promotes vascular calcification via intracellular Ca2+-mediated, Nox5-induced oxidative stress, and extracellular vesicle release in vascular smooth muscle cells.Cardiovascular research · 2022Article
- Prevalence and Predictors of Abdominal Aorta Calcification in Patients With Psoriasis-A Case Control Study.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
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- Association between body mass index and fragility fracture in postmenopausal women: a cross-sectional study using Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2008-2009 (KNHANES IV).BMC women's health · 2021Article
- Role of Advanced Glycation End Products on Aortic Calcification in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundCigarette smoking increases the risk of atherosclerosis, which often develops as vascular calcification on radiologic examinations. This study evaluated the relationship between smoking-related factors and incidental abdominal aorta calcification (AAC) detected by computed tomography (CT) among middle-aged and elderly men.
methodsWe assessed the abdominal CT findings of 218 men aged 40 to 81 years who underwent health checkups. The associations between smoking factors and AAC were analyzed using logistic regression analysis to adjust for confounding variables such as age, lifestyle factors, and chronic diseases.
resultsAdjusting for confounding variables, the risk of AAC was significantly increased in association with smoking for at least 20 years (adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 5.22; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.82-14.93), smoking 10+ pack-years (10-20 pack-years: AOR, 4.54; 95% CI, 1.07-5.68; >20 pack-years: AOR, 5.28; 95% CI, 2.10-13.31), and a history of smoking (former smoker: AOR, 2.10; 95% CI, 1.07-5.68; current smoker: AOR, 5.05; 95% CI, 2.08-12.26). In terms of the daily smoking amount, even a low smoking level increased the risk of AAC.
conclusionThese findings suggest that smoking for 20+ years, smoking 10+ pack-years, and even a low level of smoking daily increases the likelihood of developing AAC. Clinicians should recommend that patients quit smoking and stress the importance of smoking duration when promoting health in middle-aged and elderly patients.
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