ArticleJournal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis2023
Cumulative Cigarette Consumption is Associated with Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index (CAVI) Mediated by Abdominal Obesity Assessed by A Body Shape Index (ABSI): A Cross-Sectional Study.
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- Association of Conventional and Electronic Cigarette Use with Obesity and Central Obesity Among Korean Adults: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the 2016-2018 KNHANES (2016-2018).Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Midlife BMI and A Body Shape Index in relation to mortality and coronary heart disease events in a nationwide cohort.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Interactions of obesity, body shape, diabetes and sex steroids with respect to prostate cancer risk in the UK Biobank cohort.Cancer medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
aimTo elucidate the mechanism by which cigarette smoking causes vascular damage, we examined the relationship between cumulative cigarette consumption and abdominal obesity, and the possible mediating effect of smoking on arterial stiffness.
methodsCross-sectional data from 19499 never smokers and 5406 current smokers receiving health screening was analyzed. Abdominal obesity was assessed by ABSI, and arterial stiffness by CAVI. High CAVI was defined as CAVI ≥ 9.0.
resultsCurrent smoker showed higher ABSI than never smokers after propensity score matching. Cumulative cigarette consumption expressed in pack-years correlated with ABSI (R
conclusionCumulative cigarette smoking in pack-years was independently associated with ABSI. ABSI partially mediates the association between pack-year and CAVI, suggesting that abdominal obesity partially mediates smoking-related vascular dysfunction.
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