Cigarette smoking and the risk of diabetes in women.
Author(s) -
Eric B. Rimm,
JoAnn E. Manson,
M. J. Stampfer,
Graham A. Colditz,
Walter C. Willett,
Bernard Rosner,
Charles H. Hennekens,
F E Speizer
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.83.2.211
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , risk factor , obesity , incidence (geometry) , disease , relative risk , cigarette smoking , environmental health , endocrinology , confidence interval , physics , optics
Noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, is prevalent in more than 12 million Americans. A voluminous amount of data demonstrates that cigarette smoking is an important cause of cancer and coronary heart disease. However, the association between cigarette smoking and the risk of diabetes is virtually unexplored, especially in women.
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