Smoking cessation and body mass index of occupationally active men: the Israeli CORDIS Study.

• DOI: 10.2105/ajph.89.5.718
• Publication Date: 2008-11-29T13:33:29Z
• Authors: P Froom; E Kristal-Boneh; S Melamed; D Gofer; J Benbassat; J Ribak
• Keywords: Adult; Male; 2. Zero hunger; Time Factors; Alcohol Drinking; Age Factors; Middle Aged; Weight Gain; Body Mass Index; 03 medical and health sciences; Logistic Models; 0302 clinical medicine; Predictive Value of Tests; Risk Factors; Surveys and Questionnaires; Multivariate Analysis; Humans; Smoking Cessation; Israel; Occupations; Follow-Up Studies; Sports

This study estimated weight gain after smoking cessation and identified factors attenuating this gain.We conducted a prospective follow-up of 1209 male factory workers for 2 to 4 years. The independent variables were habits. age, sports activity, education, alcohol consumption, ethnicity, duration follow-up, body mass index (BMI, kg/m2) at entry. dependent variable was increase in BMI during follow-up.The mean age-adjusted entry into the 26.6 kg/m2 among past smokers 25.4 current smokers. There no differences between those who quit less than 3 years before more 6 During average 0.07 never smokers, 0.19 had stopped entry, 0.24 0.99 Cessation predicted an increased BMI; older higher consumption attenuated gain.The rate is transient. However, gained retained least