Objective: This study aimed to determine the frequency of smoking cessation and affecting factors in patients who applied clinic.
 Method: included smokers aged 18 years over Chest Diseases Clinic Smoking Cessation Outpatient between 1 April 2019 31 July 2019. All participants were evaluated with a sociodemographic questionnaire, Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FNBT) Beck Depressi...

BACKGROUND Vibration response imaging (VRI) is a new technology for lung imaging. Active smokers and non-smokers show differences in VRI findings, but no data are available for passive smokers. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of VRI and to assess the differences in VRI findings among non-smokers, active smokers, and passive smokers. MATERIAL AND METHODS Healthy subjects (n=165: ...

We have recently demonstrated that current heavy smokers with >20 pack-year (PY) smoking history (median, 48.8, IQR, 31.6–57.0 PY) and non-heavy (<20 PY; median, 11.4; 7.3–14.4 about 40- 10-times higher risk of lung cancer, respectively (JAMA-Oncol. 2022; 8:1428–1437). In the study, we examined magnitude graded increase associated PY among smokers. Of 2505 community-dwelling older (mean age, 73...

ABSTRAK Pendahuluan: Rokok merupakan faktor risiko yang penting terhadap berbagai masalah kesehatan, salah satunya adalah kesehatan rongga mulut. Merokok dapat mempengaruhi kondisi kebersihan mulut dan komposisi saliva seperti kalsium fosfat. Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui kadar fosfat pada perokok bukan perokok. Metode: Jenis dilakukan deskriptif dengan pendekatan cross-sectional. Ada 42 s...

OBJECTIVE Canada is among the few countries in which e-cigarettes containing nicotine are prohibited. To date, there is little evidence on the prevalence and patterns of use of e-cigarettes in markets with product bans. The current study examines e-cigarette use among a sample of non-smokers and smokers in Canada. DESIGN Online cross-sectional survey. SETTING Conducted in October 2013 using...

conclusions the present study reports the characteristics of iranian hookah smokers. most hookah smokers were educated young adults, who often smoked at home or in teahouses and in the company of friends. the majority of the participants smoked fruit-flavored tobacco and had no desire or intention to quit smoking. further studies in this field are required and hookah smoking should also be inco...

objective: oral mucosal epithelia of smokers and waterpipe users are more susceptible to malignant alterations. the aim of this study was morphometric evaluation of the effects of using waterpipe on normal oral mucosa. materials and methods: in a cross sectional study, cytologic smear samples from the following three different areas: buccal mucosa, lateral surface of the tongue, and floor of th...

background elevated serum gamma-glutamyltransferase (ggt) is predictive of various cardiovascular (cv) risk factors including chronic kidney disease (ckd). elevated serum ggt has been recognized in smokers who are likely to develop ckd, but no study has focused on serum ggt and ckd in smokers. objectives the aim of this study was to clarify the associations between cigarette consumption, elevat...

We carried out a comparative study to assess the demographic and social characteristics of water pipe (WP) smokers, the association with cigarette smoking and chronic respiratory diseases and the dependence profile on 4 groups: exclusive WP smokers, exclusive cigarette smokers, mixed smokers and absolute non-smokers. Cigarette smoking was statistically significantly higher in WP smokers than no...