Cigarette smoking worsens systemic inflammation in persons with metabolic syndrome

Cigarette smoking worsens systemic inflammation in persons with metabolic syndrome

BACKGROUND Emerging data suggests that the combination of smoking and metabolic syndrome (MetS) markedly increases cardiovascular disease risk well beyond that of either condition. In this study we assess if this interaction can be explained by an additive increase in the risk of systemic inflammation by MetS and cigarette smoking. METHODS We evaluated 5,503 healthy non-diabetic Brazilian sub...

Correlation between metabolic syndrome factors and cigarette smoking

Introduction: Cigarette smoking is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular diseases. Previous studies demonstrate the adverse effects of smoking on serum lipid profile but there is no evidence that smoking is correlated with metabolic syndrome components such as lipid profile and obesity. The purpose of this study is evaluating lifestyle factors like smoking on metabolic syndrome compo...

Association between cigarette smoking and metabolic syndrome.

In the August 2005 issue of Diabetes Care, Oh et al. (1) reported that, in a representative population-based sample of 3,452 Korean men, cigarette smoking is associated with the metabolic syndrome. They also show a dosedependent effect, with prevalence of the syndrome progressively increasing with the number of cigarettes smoked. Of the components of the syndrome, dyslipidemia (high triglycerid...

Cigarette Smoking and Cardiovascular Risk in Young Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

The impact of cigarette smoking on metabolic syndrome.

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a constellation of interconnected cardiometabolic disorders, including obesity, hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, and elevated blood pressure. MetS is a precursor to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and cardiovascular disease (CVD); it increases the risk of T2DM by 3-4 times and the risk of CVD by 1.4-fold, and is more prevalent in obese individuals. As the obesity rates ...