Association between tobacco use and body mass index in urban Indian population
Implications for public health in India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15375271 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mangesh S Pednekar (0000-0001-6266-5356, Healis Sekhsaria Institute For Public Health, corresponding author), Prakash C Gupta (0000-0002-1265-0372, Healis Sekhsaria Institute For Public Health), Heema Shukla, Heema C Shukla, James R Hebert (0000-0002-0677-2672, University of South Carolina Sumter) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 70-70 |
| Publication date | 2006-03-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-6-70 |
| PMID | 16542418 |
| PMCID | PMC1459138 |
| OpenAlex | W2101321843 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 32 |
Tobacco use appears to be an independent risk factor for low BMI in this population. We conclude that in such populations tobacco control research and interventions will need to be conducted in concert with nutrition research and interventions in order to improve the overall health status of the population
Biostatistics · Body mass index · Confidence interval · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Odds ratio · Population · Public health · Smokeless tobacco · Snuff · Tobacco use · Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity · Demography · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Epidemiology · Internal Medicine
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