J Korean Acad Fam Med.
2005 Nov;26(11):686-692.
Association of Smoking Status and Dietary Pattern -A Data of Male Screeners at a Health Promotion Center-
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- 1Department of Family Medicine, Dongguk University International Hospital, Goyang, Korea. fmmodel@paran.com
- 2Department of Preventive Medicine, Cheju National University College of Medicine, Jeju, Korea.
- 3Department of Family Medicine, National Insurance Cooperation Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea.
- 4Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
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BACKGROUND: Smoking greatly increases the risk of cancer, cardiovascular diseases and osteoporosis. Besides direct harm from smoking, some dietary pattern of smokers have been reported to increase such risk. This study aimed to analyze various nutrients by smoking status, and to find out whether smokers maintain harmful dietary patterns.
METHODS
One thousand and six hundred fourteen men were selected who visited the health promotion center of an university hospital in Seoul. The inclusion criteria was the completion of dietary survey. Dietary analysis was done by calculation of amounts of each nutrients from 24-hour recall method. We compared total intake of each nutrients and total calories by smoking status with analysis of variance (ANOVA). Then we adjusted the results for exercise and education level by ANCOVA (analysis of covariance).
RESULTS
The study subjects were 840 current smokers (52.0%), 479 ex-smokers (29.7%) and 295 non-smokers (18.3%). The consumption of total fat and cholesterol was significantly high in smokers than non-smokers (P=0.012, P=0.005). The alcohol intake was higher in smokers and ex-smokers than non-smokers (P <0.001, P=0.007). The smokers and ex-smokers had less calcium than non- smokers (P=0.001, P=0.044). Furthermore, the smokers exercised less than ex-smokers and non-smokers (P <0.001).
CONCLUSIONS
The smokers consumed more total fat and cholesterol which increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases. They also had less calcium and drank more alcohol. Comprehensive approach which includes intervention for dietary intakes in addition to smoking cessation is desirable to decrease health risk for smokers.
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