Dose-dependent positive association between cigarette smoking, abdominal obesity and body fat: cross-sectional data from a population-based survey

• Main Authors: Marques-Vidal Pedro (Author), Cornuz Jacques (Author), Faeh David (Author), Chiolero Arnaud (Author), Clair Carole (Author), Paccaud Fred (Author), Mooser Vincent (Author), Waeber Gérard (Author), Vollenweider Peter (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although smokers tend to have a lower body-mass index than non-smokers, smoking may favour abdominal body fat accumulation. To our knowledge, no population-based studies have assessed the relationship between smoking and body fat com...