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Relationship between smoking status and ulcerative colitis: a meta-analysis based on a case-control study.

Yong Mi, Yue Tan, Yangyang Yu, Dawei An, Rigen Mo, Shenghua Shi, Minhui Li

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Yong MiClinical College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, 010020, China.
Yue TanClinical College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, 010020, China.
Yangyang YuClinical College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, 010020, China.
Dawei AnClinical College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, 010020, China.
Rigen MoClinical College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, 010020, China. nmgzyymrg@sina.com.
Shenghua ShiCollege of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, 010110, China. 294209241@qq.com.
Minhui LiClinical College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, 010020, China. prof_liminhui@yeah.net.

Funding

The Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Health Commission's Project for the Construction of High-Level Clinical Specialties in Public Hospitals in the Capital Region NO.2023SGGZ046The Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Health Science and Technology Plan Project NO.202201123The Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Health Science and Technology Plan Project NO.202202141The Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Traditional Chinese Medicine Young Talents Project [Neiwei 628 Zhong (Mongolia) Heritage Zi (2022) No. 108The Science and Technology Project of the Joint Public Hospital Research Fund NO.2023GLLH0162
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prior research has revealed an association between smoking, reduced ulcerative colitis (UC) risk, and improved disease severity among individuals with existing UC. Herein, we analysed the interaction between smoking habits and UC and its potential complexity, focusing on associations between smoking, incidence of UC, and therapeutic outcomes, via a meta-analysis of data from case-control studies. The PubMed, China Knowledge, WanFang, Web of Science, China Science and Technology Journal, Embase, and Scopus databases were searched, yielding nine case-control studies investigating the association between smoking and UC progression for inclusion. Compared to non-smoking or smoking cessation, smoking had a protective effect against UC, indicating that it may reduce the risk of developing UC; specifically, smoking was associated with a significant protective effect against UC compared to smoking cessation (pooled odds ratio (OR): 0.26, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.21-0.32; P = 0.067, I

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Colitis, UlcerativeSmokingCase-Control StudiesHumansOdds RatioRisk FactorsSmoking CessationCase–control studyMeta-analysisSmoking statusUlcerative colitis

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PMID40246988
PMCPMC12006287

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