The aim of our study was to investigate the prevalence of smoking in a Greek working population. A questionnaire regarding smoking habit was collected from 1,005 out of 1,200 blue and white-collar employees (response rate: 84%). The overall smoking prevalence was 48.4% and did not differ by sex, age, education, and occupation. The mean cigarette consumption per day was 25.54, with no difference...

AIMS/INTRODUCTION No reports have been published on the association between dietary intake habits and nocturia in the diabetes population. We therefore evaluated this issue among Japanese patients with diabetes mellitus. MATERIALS AND METHODS Study participants in the present study were 785 Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Self-administered questionnaires were used to assess e...

BACKGROUND The objective of this study is to investigate the association among the polymorphisms of XRCC1 gene, smoking, drinking, family history of tumors, and the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) in the population of Han nationality in Jiangsu Province, China. METHODS A case-control study of 320 patients with CRC and 350 cancer-free subjects as a control group was conducted. The three polymo...

With more than 1.1 million deaths annually worldwide, lung cancer is the most frequent and one of the most deadly cancer types. In men, 85-90% of cases can be attributed to tobacco smoking. Some Western countries in which the smoking habit took off about 100 years ago, tobacco control programmes have led to a significant decline in mortality. Unfortunately, the habit has now spread to many newl...

BACKGROUND Smoking is a learned habit that has an impact on the psychological and biochemical health of individuals. It is the leading preventable cause of chronic illness worldwide. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a group-focused cognitive behavioral health education program (GCBHEP) on cigarette smoking in a sample of Nigerian prisoners. METHODS The study used a pret...

The nicotinic 15q25 locus has been implicated in lung cancer risk, with an odds ratio of approximately 1.3. The same locus is associated with nicotine dependence due to cigarette smoking and with smoking-associated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which is a risk factor for lung cancer. Our meta-analysis of reported studies shows that this locus was not associated with lung cancer risk in...

Background: Tobacco smoking is a common harmful habit distributed all over the world and leads to a deleterious health consequences. Smoking results in high morbidity and mortality through its effects on different body systems. Objective: To find out the extent of distribution of smoking among university students. Methods: A questionnaire was designed to collect the required data from the avail...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To review the prevalence, incidence, and risks of smoking by American women; to outline services, treatments, and educational options for smoking prevention and cessation; and to present the conceptual link between the epidemiologic and research literature and experiences of one individual in the target population--an adult female former smoker with a 30-year habit who began ...

A survey was carried out on attitudes to smoking in hospital. Analysis of 411 interviews showed that the majority (64%) of those questioned approved of some restrictions on patients smoking in the wards. Eighteen per cent would have liked to see a complete ban on smoking, while an identical number favoured no restrictions at all. Smoking habit influenced response; only 8% of smokers, compared w...