Cross-sectional association between cigarette smoking and abdominal obesity among Austrian bank employees
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Cross-sectional association between cigarette smoking and abdominal obesity among Austrian bank employees
OBJECTIVES There is increasing evidence that smoking is associated with abdominal obesity and other risk factors for the metabolic syndrome. The aim of this study is to investigate these associations in a sample of healthy Austrian adults. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Data of 986 employees of an Austrian company (405 men and 581 women; participation rate approximately 80%) obtained during their a...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Open
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2044-6055
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-004899