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Characteristics associated with excessive weight gain after smoking cessation in men

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  • Swan, G.E.
  • Carmelli, D.

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Objectives. Data from two surveys of the National Academy of Sciences- National Research Council Twin Registry, conducted 16 years apart, were used to determine characteristics of individuals that were predictive of excessive weight gain after smoking cessation. Methods. Over the follow-up, 2179 men quit smoking and averaged a weight gain of 3.5 kg. Quitters were grouped into four categories of weight change: lost weight, no change, gained weight, and excessive weight gain ('super-gainers'). Results. In comparison with quitters reporting no change in weight, super-gainers were younger, were of lower socioeconomic status, and differed on a number of health habits before quitting (all Ps

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  • Swan, G.E. & Carmelli, D., 1995. "Characteristics associated with excessive weight gain after smoking cessation in men," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 85(1), pages 73-77.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1995:85:1:73-77_7
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    1. Ball, Kylie & Crawford, David, 2005. "Socioeconomic status and weight change in adults: a review," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 60(9), pages 1987-2010, May.
    2. Isabella Locatelli & Tinh-Hai Collet & Carole Clair & Nicolas Rodondi & Jacques Cornuz, 2014. "The Joint Influence of Gender and Amount of Smoking on Weight Gain One Year after Smoking Cessation," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 11(8), pages 1-13, August.

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