AIMS: The purpose of the present study was to examine whether body mass index (BMI) trajectories differed between daily smokers, never smokers, and former daily smokers among a population-based sample over an 11-year period. METHODS: A cohort of 1,166 adults (n = 579 men; n = 587 women) self-reported BMI during a general health interview twice administered in two regions in Norway. Of the participants, 37.5% were never smokers, 31.6% current smokers, and 31% were former smokers. RESULTS: Those who had quit smoking within the past five years had the highest age-adjusted BMI increase, gaining 3 kg and 5 kg more weight on average than current smokers (women and men, respectively). No significant differences in weight gain over the 11-year period existed between never smokers and former smokers who had quit > or = five years ago. CONCLUSIONS: Our finding that former daily smokers (> or = five years since quitting) demonstrated equivalent BMI increases to never smokers (1990-2001) is in line with evidence suggesting that the average body weight of quitters tends to stabilize over time to levels of never smokers. As post-cessation weight gain often represents a barrier to successful quitting, improved knowledge about the temporal and variable effects of smoking cessation on long-term weight outcome may strengthen motivational enhancement and relapse prevention efforts.
AIMS: The purpose of the present study was to examine whether body mass index (BMI) trajectories differed between daily smokers, never smokers, and former daily smokers among a population-based sample over an 11-year period. METHODS: A cohort of 1,166 adults (n = 579 men; n = 587 women) self-reported BMI during a general health interview twice administered in two regions in Norway. Of the participants, 37.5% were never smokers, 31.6% current smokers, and 31% were former smokers. RESULTS: Those who had quit smoking within the past five years had the highest age-adjusted BMI increase, gaining 3 kg and 5 kg more weight on average than current smokers (women and men, respectively). No significant differences in weight gain over the 11-year period existed between never smokers and former smokers who had quit > or = five years ago. CONCLUSIONS: Our finding that former daily smokers (> or = five years since quitting) demonstrated equivalent BMI increases to never smokers (1990-2001) is in line with evidence suggesting that the average body weight of quitters tends to stabilize over time to levels of never smokers. As post-cessation weight gain often represents a barrier to successful quitting, improved knowledge about the temporal and variable effects of smoking cessation on long-term weight outcome may strengthen motivational enhancement and relapse prevention efforts.
Authors: Benjamin J Keeney; Deborah Fulton-Kehoe; Thomas M Wickizer; Judith A Turner; Kwun Chuen Gary Chan; Gary M Franklin Journal: J Occup Environ Med Date: 2013-03 Impact factor: 2.162
Authors: Andreas Scherr; Bruno Seifert; Martin Kuster; Anja Meyer; Karl-Olov Fagerstroem; Michael Tamm; Daiana Stolz Journal: BMC Public Health Date: 2015-05-30 Impact factor: 3.295
Authors: Maarit Piirtola; Aline Jelenkovic; Antti Latvala; Reijo Sund; Chika Honda; Fujio Inui; Mikio Watanabe; Rie Tomizawa; Yoshinori Iwatani; Juan R Ordoñana; Juan F Sánchez-Romera; Lucia Colodro-Conde; Adam D Tarnoki; David L Tarnoki; Nicholas G Martin; Grant W Montgomery; Sarah E Medland; Finn Rasmussen; Per Tynelius; Qihua Tan; Dongfeng Zhang; Zengchang Pang; Esther Rebato; Maria A Stazi; Corrado Fagnani; Sonia Brescianini; Andreas Busjahn; Jennifer R Harris; Ingunn Brandt; Thomas Sevenius Nilsen; Tessa L Cutler; John L Hopper; Robin P Corley; Brooke M Huibregtse; Joohon Sung; Jina Kim; Jooyeon Lee; Sooji Lee; Margaret Gatz; David A Butler; Carol E Franz; William S Kremen; Michael J Lyons; Patrik K E Magnusson; Nancy L Pedersen; Anna K Dahl Aslan; Sevgi Y Öncel; Fazil Aliev; Catherine A Derom; Robert F Vlietinck; Ruth J F Loos; Judy L Silberg; Hermine H Maes; Dorret I Boomsma; Thorkild I A Sørensen; Tellervo Korhonen; Jaakko Kaprio; Karri Silventoinen Journal: PLoS One Date: 2018-07-12 Impact factor: 3.240