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Do Women Smokers Have Nutritional State Worse than no Smoking Women
Author(s) -
Papini Silvia,
Fidelix Melaine,
Minamoto Suzana,
Paiva Sergio
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.589.11
Subject(s) - medicine , waist , overweight , percentile , anthropometry , body mass index , underweight , analysis of variance , demography , obstetrics , mathematics , statistics , sociology
Clinical and experimental studies show that smoking has harmful effects on the musculoskeletal system, and smoking cessation can reverse this condition. Objective to evaluate if there is a nutritional depletion in smokers and ex‐smokers women when compared to nonsmoking women. Methods they were evaluated 55 women, of whom 19 had never smoked (NS), 18 were active smokers (S) and 18 were ex‐smokers (Ex‐S). The evaluation was performed by means of Questionnaire of Identification and Assessment of Body Composition (anthropometry and absorptiometry of dual X‐ray of energy (DEXA)). The comparison between the three groups was performed by ANOVA, followed by Tukey's test or the Kruskal‐Wallis test followed by Dunn's test, according to the distribution of variables, adopting p <0.05 significance level. Results The average age of women smokers and ex‐smokers was greater than 50 years (S = 52.8±7 b years, Ex‐S = 51.7± 8 b years and NS = 44.4±11 a , p = 0.011). All groups were classified as overweight, which differs from the literature that cites the smokers as underweight or normal weight. The average waist circumference of all groups showed values above the cutoff point (80 cm). The waist‐hip ratio showed an average limit on the cutoff value considered for women (0.85). No differences were found between anthropometric parameters. The fat mass index of all groups showed values above the 95 percentile, which shows a high fat mass. The lean body mass index showed values between the 5 and 25 percentile, being below average, considering for both, ages ranging from 35‐54 years. No differences were found between the variables of DEXA. Conclusion smokers and ex‐smokers women present a similar weight and body composition compared to women who have never smoked.